Reduction in plasma leucine after sprint exercise is greater in males than in females

Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 399-409

  Esbjornsson M ^a   Rooyackers, O ^b   Norman, B ^a   Rundqvist, H C ^a   Nowak, J ^a   Bulow J ^c   Simonsen, L ^c   Jansson, E ^a  

^a Department of Laboratory Medicine   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c BISPEBJERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Amino acids; Ammonia; Gender; Leucine; Wingate test

Indexed keywords

LEUCINE;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BICYCLE; BIOPSY; BLOOD; DOWN REGULATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BICYCLING; BIOPSY; DOWN-REGULATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEUCINE; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 84861453813     PISSN: 09057188     EISSN: 16000838     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0838.2010.01222.x     Document Type: Article

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