Table 2.
Total release of purines and ammonia (mmol) from active muscle during and after intense knee-extensor exercise
| Exercise | Recovery | Exercise + Recovery | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0–3.9 min | 0–10 min | 10–30 min | 30–90 min | 0–90 min | 0–93.9 min | |
| Inosine (μmol) | 2.8 ± 1.7 | 13.4 ± 8* | 41.5 ± 11.3* | 48.0 ± 12.2* | 102.9 ± 25.5* | 105.6 ± 26.8* |
| Hypoxanthine (μmol) | 34 ± 6 | 258 ± 43* | 430 ± 69* | 281 ± 55* | 970 ± 143* | 1004 ± 144* |
| Urate (μmol) | 216 ± 121 | −580 ± 194* | −31 ± 61 | −338 ± 264 | −949 ± 371* | −733 ± 361* |
| Ammonia (μmol) | 715 ± 196* | 1638 ± 309* | 491 ± 111* | −72 ± 77 | 2057 ± 369* | 2772 ± 528* |
*
Significant exchange (P < 0.05).