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  • Title: Sex difference in plasma ammonia but not in muscle inosine monophosphate accumulation following sprint exercise in humans.
    Author: Esbjörnsson-Liljedahl M, Jansson E.
    Journal: Eur J Appl Physiol Occup Physiol; 1999 Apr; 79(5):404-8. PubMed ID: 10208248.
    Abstract:
    Since accumulation of ammonia in plasma has been shown to be lower in females than in males following sprint exercise, we hypothesised that muscle inosine monophosphate (IMP) accumulation would also be smaller in females, especially in type II fibres. A relationship between plasma ammonia and muscle IMP accumulation was expected, since ammonia and IMP are formed in equimolar amounts during the net breakdown of adenine nucleotides. The sprint-exercise-induced IMP accumulation, measured in biopsies from vastus lateralis muscle, did not differ between males (n = 16) and females (n = 16) either in type I fibres [males 4.6 (SD 3), females 5.7 (SD 2) mmol x kg(-1) dry muscle], type II fibres [males 13.2 (SD 4), females 12.6 (SD 4) mmol x kg(-1) dry muscle] or in mixed muscle [males 8.4 (SD 3), females 8.2 (SD 3) mmol x kg(-1) dry muscle]. The accumulation of plasma ammonia following the sprint was 35% lower in the females than in the males. The inter-individual variation in plasma ammonia accumulation was explained by the sex but not by the muscle IMP accumulation as tested in a multiple regression analysis. In conclusion, the smaller plasma ammonia accumulation following sprint exercise in females than in males would seem not to be explained by a smaller muscle IMP accumulation per unit muscle during sprint exercise.
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