Effect of postexercise sucrose administration on liver glycogen repletion in rats.
In Wistar rats after swimming for 3 h, the glycogen level remained low in the liver during a period of 7 h. When sucrose was administered immediately after exercise, the liver glycogen content increased rapidly. From the 3rd to the 5th postexercise hour a secondary reduction was observed in hepatic glycogen. Sucrose administration inhibited the reduction of the blood glucose concentration which increased during exercise. However, 7 h after exercise, a slight hypoglycemia occurred in sucrose-treated rats. Administration of sucrose as a bolus immediately after exercise does not ensure a complete refilling of the hepatic glycogen store.
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Institute of Exercise Biology, Tartu University, Estonia.
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D000818:Animals; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D005632:Fructose / Q000494:pharmacology; D008099:Liver / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D008112:Liver Glycogen / Q000378:metabolism*; D005082:Physical Exertion / Q000502:physiology*; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D013395:Sucrose / Q000494:pharmacology*; D013550:Swimming
D001786:Blood Glucose; D008112:Liver Glycogen; D005632:Fructose; D013395:Sucrose