In general, mollusks have 3 body regions: a head, a visceral mass, and a foot.. The head contains the sense organs and brain, while the visceral mass contains the internal organs. The foot is the muscular lower part of the body which is in contact with the substrate.
BCAA's are branched chain amino acids (leucine, isoleucine and valine). They are 3 of the eight essential amino acids that are the building blocks for protein. look up what creatine is and you will know the difference.......... 07-09-2011, 05:58 PM #14.
Branched-chain amino acids (BCAA; leucine, valine, isoleucine) are used to prevent hepatic encephalopathy in cirrhotic patients. The main effect of BCAAs is believed to take place in muscles where BCAAs provide carbon-skeletons for the TCA-cycle. This enhances the conversion of alfa-ketoglutarate to ammonia via glutamine.