L- and DL-carnitine induce tetanic fade in rat neuromuscular preparation
Carnitine, a structurally choline-like metabolite, has been used to increase athletic performance, although its effects on neuromuscular transmission have not been investigated. It is present in skeletal muscle and its plasma levels are about 30 to 90 µM. Using rat phrenic nerve diaphragm preparatio...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica
2003-09-01
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Series: | Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2003000900017 |