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Gluteal muscle biopsy samples were obtained from horses 90 minutes after feeding, and the abundance and activation of factors involved in signaling pathways of muscle protein synthesis and breakdown were determined. The next day, horses received a priming dose and 2 hours of a constant rate infusion of <jats:sup>13<\/jats:sup>C sodium bicarbonate followed by a priming dose and 4 hours of a constant rate infusion of 1-<jats:sup>13<\/jats:sup>C phenylalanine IV; whole-body protein synthesis was determined.<\/jats:p>\n<jats:p><jats:bold>Results<\/jats:bold>\u2014Plasma glucose and insulin concentrations were higher after feeding than they were before feeding for both groups of horses; however, no significant postprandial increase in plasma amino acids concentrations was detected for either group. Phenylalanine flux, oxidation, release from protein breakdown, and nonoxidative disposal were not significantly different between groups. 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