Fig. 3

The effect of supplementation with an amylopectin/chromium complex and branched-chain amino acids on protein levels of the mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR), ribosomal protein S6 kinase beta-1 (S6K1) and eukaryotic translation initiation factor 4E-binding protein 1 (4E-BP1). mTOR (a), S6K1 (b) and 4E-BP1 (c) in rat tissues, detected by Western blot analysis. Data are the percent of the exercise (set to 100%). Values represent the means and standard errors of three different analyses. Actin expression was used to ensure equal protein loading. Significant between-group differences are represented with different letters (p < 0.05)