Dietary L-carnitine alters gene expression in skeletal muscle of piglets.

Keller J, Ringseis R, Priebe S, Guthke R, Kluge H, Eder K (2011) Dietary L-carnitine alters gene expression in skeletal muscle of piglets. Mol Nutr Food Res 55(3), 419-429. PubMed

Abstract

Carnitine improves protein accretion, muscle mass, and protein:fat accretion in piglets. The underlying mechanisms, however, are largely unknown.