Relationship between Urine Flow, Glomerular Filtration, and Urine Solute Concentrations during Prolonged Heavy Exercise

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Abstract
Serum and urine electrolytes, creatinine, and urea were determined in 21 well-trained men, aged 21-56 years, in connection with a 70-km cross-country ski race, lasting 4.39-6.52 h, leading to slight dehydration. Although the race urine flow was low, averaging 0.41 (0.1-0.9) ml/min, the average urine concentrations of urea, Na, Ca, Mg, Cl and P were markedly lower than during the preceding night, while the concentrations of K and creatinine were higher, the total of measured solutes being 621 nmol/l, compared with 911 nmol/l during the preceding night. Decreasing urine flow and endogenous creatinine clearance were accompanied by a falling urine solute concentration, particularly when the race creatinine clearance decreased to below 70 ml/min, mainly due to a fall in the urea, Na, and Cl concentrations. Thus, a decrease in the glomerular filtration rate was accompanied by a progressive decline in the urine concentrating ability.