Table 1.

Blood muscle damage markers.

Parameter	B	G	P
LDH (U/L)	374.2 ± 29.81	384.4 ± 47.70	396.8 ± 36.90
AST (U/L)	33.38 ± 4.43	30.13 ± 5.08 *	33.08 ± 4.4
ALT (U/L)	24.8 ± 3.41	23.9 ± 2.72	25.42 ± 3.62
Urea (mg/dL)	43.8 ± 6.04	42.9 ± 5.98	42.58 ± 5.40
Creatinine (mg/dL)	1.25 ± 0.05	1.23 ± 0.04	1.29 ± 0.07
TP (g/L)	6.98 ± 0.56	7.08 ± 0.45	6.97 ± 0.49

B: baseline, G: glutamine (6 g/day for 20 days), P: placebo (20 days). Significant differences: * p < 0.05 comparing G vs. B. Abbreviations used: ALT (alanine aminotransferase), AST (aspartate aminotransferase), LDH (lactate dehydrogenase), TP (total proteins).