Table 1 Carnitine and acylcarnitine content in muscles of sedentary or acutely exercised mice (n = 4–6).
Control | Run 1 h | p-value | change | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean nmol/g | SD | Mean nmol/g | SD | ||||
Gastrocnemius muscle | Free carnitine | 319 | 57 | 307 | 56 | n.s. | |
Acetylcarnitine | 186 | 9 | 214 | 28 | 0.0400 | 15% | |
Short-chain acylcarnitines | 6 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 0.0302 | 57% | |
Medium + long-chain acylcarnitines | 139 | 13 | 122 | 21 | n.s. | ||
Hydroxy-acylcarnitines | 11 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 0.0268 | 20% | |
Total carnitine | 661 | 42 | 667 | 39 | n.s. | ||
Soleus muscle | Free carnitine | 1137 | 193 | 1091 | 153 | n.s. | |
Acetylcarnitine | 309 | 73 | 496 | 71 | 0.0011 | 61% | |
Short-chain acylcarnitines | 13 | 4 | 19 | 4 | 0.0286 | 46% | |
Medium + long-chain acylcarnitines | 81 | 48 | 85 | 45 | n.s. | ||
Hydroxy-acylcarnitines | 20 | 3 | 31 | 11 | 0.0499 | 54% | |
Total carnitine | 1561 | 182 | 1723 | 186 | n.s. | ||
