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The Effects Of Exercise And Smoking On Serumlecithin: Cholesterol Acyltransferase Activity Inyoung Men, Cumhur Kilinç, Zübeyr Yağmur, Kurtuluş Yilmaz, Üçler Kisa Jan 2000

The Effects Of Exercise And Smoking On Serumlecithin: Cholesterol Acyltransferase Activity Inyoung Men, Cumhur Kilinç, Zübeyr Yağmur, Kurtuluş Yilmaz, Üçler Kisa

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences

Lecithin: cholesterol acyltransferase (LCAT) is an enzyme responsible for the formation of most cholesteryl esters (CE) in human serum. In this study investigating the effects of exercise and smoking on LCAT acitvity, serum triglyceride (Tg), total cholesterol (C), HDL-C, HDL3-C and LCAT activity were measured in the sera of 29 nonsmoking and 36 smoking (at least one packet/day) young men before and after their 6-week military training period. LCAT activity was determined by measuring the amount of cholesterol esters produced in the incubation of serum and reconstituted HDL including [ 14 C]-cholesterol. Tg and C were measured with enzymatic-colorimetric methods. …


The Relationship Between Functional And Histological Changes In Muscle Following Eccentric Exercise In Mice, Michael John Newton Jan 2000

The Relationship Between Functional And Histological Changes In Muscle Following Eccentric Exercise In Mice, Michael John Newton

Theses: Doctorates and Masters

Exercise-induced muscle damage (EIMD) is known to be produced by novel or unaccustomed exercise, especially high force eccentric contractions. Histological myofibre disruption, force loss and muscle soreness are associated with EIMD and have implications for sporting performance. Traditional practices of assessing the extent of disruption to the myofibres is by performing needle biopsies and subsequently analysing the histology of the fibres. Recently there has been interest in investigating whether changes in force production and contractile properties of muscle following damaging exercise correlate strongly with the magnitude of disruption to the myofibres. The main aim of this study was to investigate …