Animal and laboratory studies have suggested that some of these peptides can influence blood vessel formation which from an injury perspective, can indicate healing fibroblast activity, collagen production, reduce inflammation, and improve the healing response in the things that were most interested in from a sports medicine and surgery perspective: tendons, ligaments, muscles, cartilage, and other tissues, Frank said
Research on glycine supplementation shows modest benefits for collagen synthesis and some metabolic parameters
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Older adults may choose to supplement with glutamine to protect the muscles and gut, as the bodys natural production of this amino acid gradually reduces over the years