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Acute Specific Effects Of Caffeine-Containing Energy Drink On Different Physical Performances In Resistance-Trained Men, Camilla Astley, Diego Souza, Marcos Polito Jan 2018

Acute Specific Effects Of Caffeine-Containing Energy Drink On Different Physical Performances In Resistance-Trained Men, Camilla Astley, Diego Souza, Marcos Polito

International Journal of Exercise Science

International Journal of Exercise Science 11(4): 260-268, 2018. Caffeine containing energy drink (ED) is frequently used as ergogenic aid, but its effect on performance need more investigation. Thus, the aim of this study was to analyze the effects of acute ingestion of an ED on the physical performance of resistance-trained men subjected to successive tests in the same experimental protocol. Fifteen resistance-trained males (21.0 ± 0.3 yrs; 177.4 ± 1.8 cm; 79.6 ± 1.8 kg) ingested 2.5 mg caffeine per kg of body weight (619.5 ± 14.6 mL of ED) or a placebo in a double-blind randomized cross-over design. Physical …


Uptake And Internal Distribution Of Exogenously Supplied Amino Acids In The Pacific Oyster, Crassostrea Gigas (Thunberg), Michael A. Rice, Grover C. Stephens Apr 1987

Uptake And Internal Distribution Of Exogenously Supplied Amino Acids In The Pacific Oyster, Crassostrea Gigas (Thunberg), Michael A. Rice, Grover C. Stephens

Michael A Rice

A technique is described in which irrigation of the mantle cavity of oysters, Crassostrea gigas, induces pumping at steady rates. Simultaneous net influx of 10 amino acids (asp, glu, asn, ser, gly, tau, ala, val, phe, lys) is observed by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). Individual amino acids exhibit first-order exponential depletion from an initial medium concentration of 2.0 μM. Influx of radiolabeled alanine corresponds very closely to net entry of alanine as estimated by HPLC. Therefore, net entry of alanine from dilute solution (5 μM) occurs. The entry of alanine is well described by Michaelis-Menten kinetics with a maximum influx …