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Results showed that A. turkestanica hairy root cultures were a sustainable alternative source of valued phytochemicals compared to wild-harvesting (Chapter 2). Extracts from both wild-harvested A. turkestanica shoots and hairy root cultures enhanced protein synthesis in murine cell cultures. In spinach, significant variations in phytoecdysteroid accumulation in seeds and shoots was demonstrated, which may help further investigations of plant defense properties and biosynthetic regulation (Chapter 3). A review of strategies to investigate anabolic effects of phytoecdysteroids lead to the evaluation of a continuous infusion of 20-hydroxyecdysone, the predominant phytoecdysteroid, on body tissue composition and skeletal muscle gene expression (Chapters 4 and 5) in mice. The mass of the triceps brachii muscles was significantly increased, however, no differences between treatment groups were observed in the other parameters measured. 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