Forearm exercise increases plasma hypoxanthine.
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- 1 June 1982
- journal article
- research article
- Published by BMJ in Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry
- Vol. 45 (6) , 552-553
- https://doi.org/10.1136/jnnp.45.6.552
Abstract
Plasma hypoxanthine was measured in three normal subjects during aerobic forearm exercise. The comparative increase of hypoxanthine greatly exceeded that of ammonia or lactate. It is proposed that hypoxanthine production reflects ATP breakdown in muscle. The test may prove useful in the investigation of patients with metabolic muscle disease.Keywords
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