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Twelve healthy subjects were submitted to an 1 h exercise at two-third of their maximal oxygen consumption. Venous blood samples were drawn before, during and after the exercise. The lactate and amino acid pattern were investigated. The results showed that alanine, methionine and citrulline were significantly changed during the work. The largest difference was that of alanine which accounted for 50% of the total amino acid variation. The data are analyzed in view on the pyruvate metabolism.
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Poortmans, J.R., Siest, G., Galteau, M.M. et al. Distribution of plasma amino acids in humans during submaximal prolonged exercise. Europ. J. Appl. Physiol. 32, 143–147 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00421572
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