Die Rolle von Glukose im Erholungsprozess des Muskels

Summary

It is well known that after exhausting muscle work glucose (or saccharose) leads to quick recovery in man. Experiments on rats have shown that in adult animals 50% of all creatine is present as creatine-phosphate (CP). In old animals above 22 months, only about 25% is present as CP. Diets with a 50% glucose content lead in old animals, in rest, to 50% CP in the muscle. Also after exhausting work on glucose diet the restitution is so complete that about 50% CP is present. The main reservoir of energy for the restitution of muscle, ADP → ATP, comes from the breakdown of CP. The problem may be discussed whether high glucose diet may be damaging insulin production by exhaustion.