Table 2 Plasma essential amino acid concentrations in sedentary (NonEx) and exercised groups of rats administered water (Control), LEAA (AminoL40; 1 g LEAA/kg), or LEAA + glucose (AminoL40G; 1 g LEAA + 1 g glucose/kg) after exercise

50.8 ± 3.8

48.3 ± 7.3

56.2 ± 4.9

51.8 ± 4.9

98.1 ± 14.4 a

110.9 ± 14.7 a

443.3 ± 50.8 b

326.3 ± 46.2 c

149.0 ± 16.0 a

175.8 ± 32.7 a

1594.0 ± 177 b

1219.6 ± 163.6 c

558.3 ± 79.9 a

566.3 ± 142.7 a

1499.2 ± 170.7 b

1175.7 ± 165.8 c

64.4 ± 13.1 a

83.0 ± 17.4 a

131.2 ± 13.2 b

125.1 ± 15.5 b

314.5 ± 39.5 a

311.5 ± 61.4 a

435.7 ± 59.5 b

515.0 ± 89.7 b

94.1 ± 20.1

95.4 ± 13.0

84.1 ± 9.4

98.9 ± 18.1

269.1 ± 30.4 a

328.7 ± 52.5 a

1073.9 ± 125.1 b

869.9 ± 56.1 c