Table 4 Amino acid concentrations in muscles (μmol/l of intracellular water)

 Valine

269 ± 15

547 ± 28 ^a

166 ± 8 ^a,c

317 ± 9

352 ± 10 ^b

336 ± 19 ^b

 Isoleucine

129 ± 10

227 ± 12 ^a

72 ± 5 ^a,c

182 ± 5 ^b

199 ± 5

181 ± 8 ^b

 Leucine

193 ± 13

328 ± 19 ^a

533 ± 30 ^a,c

264 ± 7 ^b

302 ± 10

304 ± 18 ^b

 Glutamine

5773 ± 244

5731 ± 212

6665 ± 236 ^a,c

3870 ± 141 ^b

3892 ± 148 ^b

4714 ± 103 ^a,b,c

 Alanine

3188 ± 165

4838 ± 644^a

4879 ± 183 ^a

3227 ± 103

3025 ± 61 ^b

3467 ± 115 ^b

 Valine

190 ± 8

452 ± 26 ^a

128 ± 9 ^a,c

229 ± 9

226 ± 6 ^b

215 ± 11 ^b

 Isoleucine

92 ± 6

184 ± 12 ^a

49 ± 6 ^a,c

126 ± 5 ^b

116 ± 3 ^b

109 ± 6 ^b

 Leucine

159 ± 10

287 ± 15

595 ± 93 ^a,c

231 ± 19

196 ± 4

216 ± 12 ^b

 Glutamine

12,374 ± 279

13,849 ± 451

15,137 ± 835 ^a

11,887 ± 357

11,962 ± 529 ^b

13,656 ± 334

 Alanine

3293 ± 99

3920 ± 151 ^a

3972 ± 204 ^a

3633 ± 131

3558 ± 132

3854 ± 112

 Valine

268 ± 9

552 ± 28 ^a

177 ± 7 ^a

336 ± 23 ^b

339 ± 8 ^b

330 ± 13 ^b

 Isoleucine

124 ± 4

235 ± 12 ^a

82 ± 7 ^a,c

199 ± 12 ^b

194 ± 10 ^b

182 ± 13 ^b

 Leucine

201 ± 8

354 ± 23 ^a

558 ± 27 ^a,c

297 ± 18 ^b

325 ± 38 ^b

297 ± 10 ^b

 Glutamine

8413 ± 322

9216 ± 293

9935 ± 480 ^a

5880 ± 175 ^b

6137 ± 193 ^b

6838 ± 140 ^b

 Alanine

3499 ± 136

4642 ± 111 ^a

5272 ± 235 ^a,c

3635 ± 143

3762 ± 115 ^b

3818 ± 110 ^b