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The effect of maximal treadmill exercise on plasma concentrations of vasopressin (AVP); renin activity (PRA); and aldosterone (ALDO) was studied in nine female college basketball players before and after a 5-month basketball season. Pre-season plasma AVP increased (p<0.05) from a pre-exercise concentration of 3.8±0.5 to 15.8±4.8 pg · ml−1 following exercise. Post-season, the pre-exercise plasma AVP level averaged 1.5±0.5 pg · ml−1 and increased to 16.7±5.9 pg · ml−1 after the exercise test. PRA increased (p<0.05) from a pre-exercise value of 1.6±0.6 to 6.8±1.7 ngAI · ml−1 · hr−1 5 min after the end of exercise during the pre-season test. In the post-season, the pre-exercise PRA was comparable (2.4±0.6 ngAI · ml−1 · hr−1), as was the elevation found after maximal exercise (8.3±1.9 ngAI · ml−1 · hr−1). Pre-season plasma ALDO increased (p<0.05) from 102.9±30.8 pg · ml−1 in the pre-exercise period to 453.8±54.8 pg · ml−1 after the exercise test. In the post-season the values were 108.9±19.4 and 365.9±64.4 pg · ml−1, respectively. Thus, maximal exercise in females produced significant increases in plasma AVP, renin activity, and ALDO that are comparable to those reported previously for male subjects. Moreover, this response is remarkably reproducible as demonstrated by the results of the two tests performed 5 months apart.
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Maresh, C.M., Wang, B.C. & Goetz, K.L. Plasma vasopressin, renin activity, and aldosterone responses to maximal exercise in active college females. Europ. J. Appl. Physiol. 54, 398–403 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02337184
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