American Journal of Physiology - Endocrinology and Metabolism, Dec. 3, 2007 This study shows that resistance exercise and ingestion of essential amino acids with carbohydrate (EAA+CHO) can independently stimulate mTOR signaling and muscle protein synthesis in humans. Authors are Hans C. Dreyer, Micah J. Drummond, Bart Pennings, Satoshi Fujita, Erin L. Glynn, David L. Chinkes, Shaheen Dhanani, Elena Volpi and Blake B. Rasmussen, all of UTMB.