PapersPMID:20724562
Acute L-arginine supplementation reduces the O2 cost of moderate-intensity exercise and enhances high-intensity exercise tolerance.
- findings
- 2
- compound
- 1
- endpoints
- 2
L-arginine- Study, every finding
- crossover
- Dose studied, every finding
- 6 g L-arginine in 500 ml beverage, single dose 1 h before exercise
What moved
How to read these marks →“Plasma NO(2)(-) concentration was significantly greater in the Arg than the PL group (331 ± 198 vs. 159 ± 102 nM, P < 0.05) and systolic blood pressure was significantly reduced (123 ± 3 vs. 131 ± 5 mmHg, P < 0.01).”
- Increases plasma nitrite concentration
very limited
- Population
- Nine healthy men aged 19-38 years, sampled after a single drink
- Decreases systolic blood pressure
very limited
- Population
- Nine healthy men aged 19-38 years, measured after a single drink
Study record
- Design
- crossover trial
- Species
- human
- Population
- nine healthy men aged 19-38 yr
- Participants
- 9
- Comparator
- placebo
- Duration
- not reported
- Endpoints measured
- 5