title: Muscle buffering capacity and dipeptide content in the thoroughbred horse, greyhound dog and man.
abstract: 1. Muscle buffering capacity (beta m) and dipeptide content were measured in locomotory muscles of the Thoroughbred horse, Greyhound dog and Man. 2. Beta m and carnosine contents were highest in the horse. Anserine was only found in dog muscle. 3. The higher beta m in horse and dog muscle, compared with man, appears to be predominantly due to higher muscle contents of histidine containing dipeptides in these species.
authors.affiliation: Department of Comparative Physiology, Animal Health Trust, Newmarket, U.K.
authors.forename: R C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Harris
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Marlin
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dunnett
authors.forename: D H
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Snow
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Hultman
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000861:Anserine / Q000378:metabolism*; D002021:Buffers; D002336:Carnosine / Q000378:metabolism*; D004285:Dogs; D006736:Horses; D006801:Humans; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D009132:Muscles / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D002021:Buffers; D002336:Carnosine; D000861:Anserine