Roux, Carl Z.2010-03-052010-03-052009-10Roux, CZ 2009, 'The energy cost of protein turnover is arbitrarily distributed between maintenance requirements and protein retention efficiency – response by Roux', British Journal of Nutrition, vol. 102, p. 1697. [http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayJournal?jid=bjn]0007-114510.1017/S0007114509991917http://hdl.handle.net/2263/13324In my investigation of the problem of the allocation of the cost of body protein resynthesis, I found in all the examples that I was able to examine that conventional multiple regression efficiency satisfactorily approximates turnoverrelated retention efficiency (defined in Roux(1)).en© AuthorRegression efficiencyRetention efficiencyBiosynthesisProteins -- SynthesisBioenergeticsThe energy cost of protein turnover is arbitrarily distributed between maintenance requirements and protein retention efficiency – response by RouxArticle