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M. Dirks

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h-index: 27
Works: 80
Citations: 4,331

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Protein supplementation increases muscle mass gain during prolonged resistance-type exercise training in frail elderly people: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial.
M. Tieland, M. Dirks, N. L. van der Zwaluw, L. Verdijk +3 more
2012Journal of the American Medical Directors Association556 citations Open access
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Protein supplementation improves physical performance in frail elderly people: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial.
M. Tieland, O. van de Rest, M. Dirks, N. L. van der Zwaluw +3 more
2012Journal of the American Medical Directors Association432 citations Open access
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Skeletal muscle atrophy during short-term disuse: implications for age-related sarcopenia.
B. Wall, M. Dirks, L. V. van Loon
2013Ageing Research Reviews376 citations Open access
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One Week of Bed Rest Leads to Substantial Muscle Atrophy and Induces Whole-Body Insulin Resistance in the Absence of Skeletal Muscle Lipid Accumulation
M. Dirks, B. Wall, Bas van de Valk, Tanya M. Holloway +4 more
2016Diabetes339 citations Open access
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Substantial skeletal muscle loss occurs during only 5 days of disuse
B. Wall, M. Dirks, T. Snijders, J. Senden +2 more
2014Acta Physiologica327 citations Open access
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There Are No Nonresponders to Resistance-Type Exercise Training in Older Men and Women.
T. Churchward-Venne, M. Tieland, L. Verdijk, Marika Leenders +3 more
2015Journal of the American Medical Directors Association263 citations Open access
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Neuromuscular electrical stimulation prevents muscle disuse atrophy during leg immobilization in humans
M. Dirks, Benjamin T. Wall, T. Snijders, C. L. P. Ottenbros +2 more
2014Acta Physiologica236 citations Open access
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Neuromuscular electrical stimulation prevents muscle wasting in critically ill comatose patients.
M. Dirks, D. Hansen, A. Van Assche, P. Dendale +1 more
2015Clinical science140 citations Open access
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Short-term muscle disuse lowers myofibrillar protein synthesis rates and induces anabolic resistance to protein ingestion.
B. Wall, M. Dirks, T. Snijders, J. van Dijk +3 more
2016American Journal of Physiology. Endocrinology and Metabolism137 citations Open access
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Skeletal muscle disuse atrophy is not attenuated by dietary protein supplementation in healthy older men.
M. Dirks, B. Wall, Rachél Nilwik, Daniëlle H. J. M. Weerts +2 more
2014Journal of NutriLife126 citations Open access
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Protein Type, Protein Dose, and Age Modulate Dietary Protein Digestion and Phenylalanine Absorption Kinetics and Plasma Phenylalanine Availability in Humans
S. Gorissen, J. Trommelen, Imre W. K. Kouw, A. Holwerda +15 more
2020Journal of NutriLife124 citations Open access
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Age-Associated Impairments in Mitochondrial ADP Sensitivity Contribute to Redox Stress in Senescent Human Skeletal Muscle.
G. P. Holloway, A. Holwerda, Paula M. Miotto, M. Dirks +2 more
2018Cell Reports119 citations Open access
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Reduced satellite cell numbers with spinal cord injury and aging in humans.
L. Verdijk, M. Dirks, T. Snijders, J. Prompers +5 more
2012Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise103 citations Open access
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Neuromuscular electrical stimulation increases muscle protein synthesis in elderly type 2 diabetic men.
B. Wall, M. Dirks, L. Verdijk, T. Snijders +5 more
2012American Journal of Physiology. Endocrinology and Metabolism98 citations
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Mycoprotein ingestion stimulates protein synthesis rates to a greater extent than milk protein in rested and exercised skeletal muscle of healthy young men: a randomized controlled trial.
A. J. Monteyne, Mariana O. C. Coelho, Craig Porter, D. Abdelrahman +7 more
2020American Journal of Clinical Nutrition96 citations Open access
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Muscle disuse atrophy is not accompanied by changes in skeletal muscle satellite cell content.
T. Snijders, B. Wall, M. Dirks, J. Senden +5 more
2014Clinical science71 citations
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Daily mycoprotein consumption for 1 week does not affect insulin sensitivity or glycaemic control but modulates the plasma lipidome in healthy adults: a randomised controlled trial
Mariana O. C. Coelho, A. J. Monteyne, M. Dirks, T. Finnigan +2 more
2020British Journal of Nutrition55 citations Open access
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Vegan and Omnivorous High Protein Diets Support Comparable Daily Myofibrillar Protein Synthesis Rates and Skeletal Muscle Hypertrophy in Young Adults
A. J. Monteyne, Mariana O. C. Coelho, A. Murton, D. Abdelrahman +8 more
2023Journal of NutriLife54 citations Open access
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A mycoprotein based high-protein vegan diet supports equivalent daily myofibrillar protein synthesis rates compared with an isonitrogenous omnivorous diet in older adults: a randomized controlled trial
A. J. Monteyne, M. Dunlop, David J. Machin, Mariana O. C. Coelho +7 more
2020British Journal of Nutrition53 citations Open access
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Hypoxia Induces a Prothrombotic State Independently of the Physical Activity
M. Ninivaggi, M. de Laat, M. Lancé, Cécile H Kicken +8 more
2015PLoS ONE51 citations Open access
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Interventional strategies to combat muscle disuse atrophy in humans: focus on neuromuscular electrical stimulation and dietary protein.
M. Dirks, B. Wall, L. V. van Loon
2018Journal of applied physiology49 citations Open access
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Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation as a Potential Countermeasure for Skeletal Muscle Atrophy and Weakness During Human Spaceflight
N. Maffiuletti, D. Green, M. Vaz, M. Dirks
2019Frontiers in Physiology48 citations Open access
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Short-term muscle disuse atrophy is not associated with increased intramuscular lipid deposition or a decline in the maximal activity of key mitochondrial enzymes in young and older males.
B. Wall, M. Dirks, T. Snijders, F. Stephens +3 more
2015Experimental Gerontology46 citations Open access
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Protein Supplementation Augments Muscle Fiber Hypertrophy but Does Not Modulate Satellite Cell Content During Prolonged Resistance-Type Exercise Training in Frail Elderly.
M. Dirks, M. Tieland, L. Verdijk, M. Losen +4 more
2017Journal of the American Medical Directors Association44 citations Open access
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Short‐term bed rest‐induced insulin resistance cannot be explained by increased mitochondrial H2O2 emission
M. Dirks, Paula M. Miotto, G. Goossens, J. Senden +4 more
2019Journal of Physiology43 citations Open access
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Improved recovery from skeletal muscle damage is largely unexplained by myofibrillar protein synthesis or inflammatory and regenerative gene expression pathways.
G. Pavis, T. Jameson, M. Dirks, Benjamin P. Lee +7 more
2020American Journal of Physiology. Endocrinology and Metabolism28 citations Open access
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Dietary feeding pattern does not modulate the loss of muscle mass or the decline in metabolic health during short-term bed rest.
M. Dirks, J. Smeets, A. Holwerda, Imre W. K. Kouw +5 more
2019American Journal of Physiology. Endocrinology and Metabolism28 citations Open access
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Branched-Chain Amino Acid Fortification Does Not Restore Muscle Protein Synthesis Rates following Ingestion of Lower- Compared with Higher-Dose Mycoprotein.
A. J. Monteyne, Mariana O. C. Coelho, Craig Porter, D. Abdelrahman +5 more
2020Journal of NutriLife27 citations Open access
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May bed rest cause greater muscle loss than limb immobilization?
M. Dirks, Evelien M. P. Backx, Benjamin T. Wall, L. Verdijk +1 more
2016Acta Physiologica26 citations Open access
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Neuromuscular electrical stimulation prior to presleep protein feeding stimulates the use of protein-derived amino acids for overnight muscle protein synthesis.
M. Dirks, Bart B. L. Groen, Rinske Franssen, J. V. van Kranenburg +1 more
2017Journal of applied physiology23 citations Open access
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Short‐term disuse does not affect postabsorptive or postprandial muscle protein fractional breakdown rates
G. Pavis, D. Abdelrahman, A. Murton, B. Wall +2 more
2023Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle18 citations Open access
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Reducing NF-κB Signaling Nutritionally is Associated with Expedited Recovery of Skeletal Muscle Function After Damage
T. Jameson, G. Pavis, M. Dirks, Benjamin P. Lee +7 more
2021Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism18 citations Open access
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A Randomised, Placebo-Controlled, Crossover Study Investigating the Optimal Timing of a Caffeine-Containing Supplement for Exercise Performance
Andrew Davenport, T. Jameson, Sean P. Kilroe, A. J. Monteyne +6 more
2020Sports Medicine - Open17 citations Open access
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A single day of bed rest, irrespective of energy balance, does not affect skeletal muscle gene expression or insulin sensitivity
M. Dirks, F. Stephens, S. Jackman, Jesús Galera Gordo +4 more
2018Experimental Physiology17 citations Open access
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Electrical stimulation for investigating and improving neuromuscular function in vivo: Historical perspective and major advances.
N. Maffiuletti, M. Dirks, J. Stevens-Lapsley, C. McNeil
2023Journal of Biomechanics16 citations Open access
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Body composition after allogeneic haematopoietic cell transplantation/total body irradiation in children and young people: a restricted systematic review
A. Lorenc, Julian P. Hamilton-Shield, R. Perry, M. Stevens +7 more
2020Journal of cancer survivorship16 citations Open access
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Intermittent versus continuous enteral nutrition attenuates increases in insulin and leptin during short-term bed rest
Javier T. Gonzalez, M. Dirks, A. Holwerda, Imre W. K. Kouw +1 more
2020European Journal of Applied Physiology16 citations Open access
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High-fat overfeeding does not exacerbate rapid changes in forearm glucose and fatty acid balance during immobilization.
M. Dirks, B. Wall, B. Otten, Ana M. Cruz +3 more
2019Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism14 citations Open access
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A single session of neuromuscular electrical stimulation does not augment postprandial muscle protein accretion.
M. Dirks, B. Wall, I. Kramer, A. Zorenc +3 more
2016American Journal of Physiology. Endocrinology and Metabolism14 citations Open access
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Muscle damaging eccentric exercise attenuates disuse-induced declines in daily myofibrillar protein synthesis and transiently prevents muscle atrophy in healthy men
T. Jameson, Sean P. Kilroe, J. Fulford, D. Abdelrahman +4 more
2021American Journal of Physiology. Endocrinology and Metabolism13 citations Open access
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The impact of disuse and high-fat overfeeding on forearm muscle amino acid metabolism in humans.
B. Wall, Ana M. Cruz, B. Otten, M. Dunlop +5 more
2020Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism13 citations Open access
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Myofibrillar distribution of succinate dehydrogenase activity and lipid stores differs in skeletal muscle tissue of paraplegic subjects.
R. Jonkers, M. Dirks, C. Nabuurs, H. de Feyter +4 more
2012American Journal of Physiology. Endocrinology and Metabolism12 citations
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Post-exercise myofibrillar protein synthesis rates do not differ following 1.5 g essential amino acids compared to 15 and 20 g of whey protein in young females
Marianna C. A. Apicella, T. Jameson, A. J. Monteyne, G. Pavis +6 more
2025American Journal of Physiology. Endocrinology and Metabolism6 citations Open access
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CrossTalk opposing view: Intramuscular lipid accumulation does not cause insulin resistance
M. Dirks, B. Wall, F. Stephens
2020Journal of Physiology6 citations Open access
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Myofibrillar Protein Synthesis Rates Do not Differ With Low and High Estradiol Concentrations Across the Menstrual Cycle
Marianna C. A. Apicella, T. Jameson, A. J. Monteyne, G. Pavis +6 more
2025Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism5 citations Open access
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High‐protein vegan and omnivorous diets improve peripheral insulin sensitivity to a similar extent in people with type 2 diabetes
G. Whelehan, M. Dirks, Sam West, D. Abdelrahman +4 more
2024Diabetes, obesity and metabolism5 citations
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Mitochondrial bioenergetics are not associated with myofibrillar protein synthesis rates
A. Holwerda, M. Dirks, Pierre-Andre Barbeau, J. Goessens +3 more
2024Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle4 citations Open access
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Substituting meat/fish for mycoprotein for one week does not affect indices of metabolic health irrespective of dietary nucleotide load or serum uric acid concentrations in healthy young adults
Mariana O. C. Coelho, Alistair J. Monteyne, M. Dirks, T. Finnigan +2 more
2018Proceedings of the Nutrition Society3 citations Open access
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The impact of forearm immobilization and acipimox administration on muscle amino acid metabolism and insulin sensitivity in healthy, young volunteers
M. Dirks, T. Jameson, Rob C. Andrews, M. Dunlop +4 more
2024American Journal of Physiology. Endocrinology and Metabolism2 citations Open access
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The Contribution of Whole-Food and Supplemental Derived Dietary Protein, From Animal and Nonanimal Origins, to Daily Protein Intake in Young Adults: A Cross-Sectional Analysis.
F. A. Haigh, G. Whelehan, Sam West, Marianna C. A. Apicella +8 more
2024International Journal of Sport Nutrition & Exercise Metabolism2 citations
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