Thorn, B.
Dunstan, R. H. http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1058-8739
Macdonald, M. M.
Borges, N.
Roberts, T. K.
Funding for this research was provided by:
Gideon Lang Research Foundation (G1701109)
Article History
Received: 26 February 2020
Accepted: 11 April 2020
First Online: 21 April 2020
Compliance with ethical standards
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: B. Thorn and N. Borges declare they have no conflicts of interest. R. H. Dunstan, T.K. Roberts M. M. Macdonald have shares in a start-up company, InnovAAte Pty Ltd, which is endeavouring to commercialise amino acid supplements based on the IP generated at the University of Newcastle. No funds or any support were received from the company.
: Animal: The animal studies have been approved by the University of Newcastle Animal Care and Ethics Committee (approval number A-2017-707). All applicable international, national, and/or institutional guidelines for the care and use of animals were followed. All procedures performed in studies involving animals were in accordance with the ethical standards of the institution or practice at which the studies were conducted. Human: Approval was received from the University of Newcastle Human Research Ethics Committee (approval number H-2018-0314) and the participant provided written informed consent. All procedures performed in studies involving the human participant were in accordance with the ethical standards of the institutional and/or national research committee and with the 1964 Helsinki declaration and its later amendments or comparable ethical standards.