Table 2.
Plasma essential amino acid concentrations in sedentary (Sed) and exercised (Con) groups of rats administered water (Control) or AminoL40 (1 g LEAA/kg) immediately or 1 day after exercise.
| Amino Acid | Sed (14) | Immediately after | 1 Day after | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Con (6) | LEAA (6) | Con (7) | LEAA (8) | ||
| His | 46.6 ± 2.3 c, d | 57.3 ± 2.5 b, c | 71.0 ± 3.3 a | 39.2 ± 2.1 d | 58.2 ± 3.2 b |
| Ile | 71.5 ± 2.1 b | 84.8 ± 2.6 b | 368.3 ± 25.5 a | 62.1 ± 2.8 b | 313.5 ± 22.4 a |
| Leu | 115.2 ± 4.2 b | 140.5 ± 4.3 b | 1448.7 ± 101.3 a | 99.9 ± 5.2 b | 1304.8 ± 89.2 a |
| Lys | 574.1 ± 23.7 c | 630.9 ± 31.2 c | 1849.6 ± 91.3 a | 529.5 ± 33.2 c | 1599.4 ± 47.8 b |
| Met | 58.9 ± 1.7 c | 53.1 ± 1.9 c | 83.8 ± 4.8 b | 50.3 ± 2.2 c | 99.5 ± 4.7 a |
| Phe | 59.9 ± 2.1 b | 65.3 ± 2.4 b | 118.4 ± 7.3 a | 53.7 ± 1.7 b | 101.4 ± 5.8 a |
| Thr | 232.5 ± 10.4 b | 208.2 ± 6.4 b | 633.3 ± 70.8 a | 223.0 ± 11.6 b | 746.7 ± 46.4 a |
| Trp | 98.6 ± 4.5 b, c | 116.2 ± 13.0 a, b | 145.9 ± 10.0 a | 82.6 ± 6.6 c | 111.3 ± 4.4 b, c |
| Val | 164.0 ± 6.4 c | 195.8 ± 5.4 c | 1033.7 ± 50.5 a | 145.4 ± 6.2 c | 874.8 ± 44.9 b |
Data are shown as means ± SEM (Number of rats in each group (n) in parenthesis) in µM. Different letters denote significance of difference, at least p < 0.05.