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. 2002 Feb 19;99(4):1870–1875. doi: 10.1073/pnas.261708898

Table 1.

Ambulatory activity in rats fed with or without ALCAR+LA

Young Old Percent difference
Ambulatory activity before ALCAR+LA supplementation
 Distance (cm/h) 528  ± 43 177  ± 19 −66.5
 Ambulation (s) 58  ± 5 20  ± 2 −65.0
 Resting (s) 1,463  ± 94 1,717  ± 73 17.4
 Speed (cm/s) 9.1  ± 0.2 8.6  ± 0.2
Ambulatory activity after ALCAR+LA supplementation
 Distance (cm/h) 693  ± 60 376  ± 23 −45.7
 Ambulation (s) 76  ± 7 43  ± 3 −43.4
 Resting (s) 1,397  ± 55 1,982  ± 60 41.8
 Speed (cm/s) 9.2  ± 0.1 8.8  ± 0.1
Percent change (pre- versus post-ALCAR+LA supplementation)
 Distance 31.3 112.4
 Ambulation 31.0 115.0
 Resting −4.5   15.4
 Speed  1.1   2.3