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Lactate, glycerol, adrenaline, and nor-adrenaline in venous blood following 400 m and 3000 m runs were measured in 6 untrained male students, 5 female handball players, 6 female sprinters and 6 female long-distance runners. Physical performance in the two events by the untrained males was the same as for the female handball players, but was less than that by the female sprinters and female long-distance runners. Peak blood lactate levels obtained after 400 m sprinting, and glycerol concentration following the 3000 m run were not significantly different between the untrained males and the female handball players. On the other hand, both peak blood lactate concentrations after 400 m sprinting for female sprinters and peak blood glycerol levels following a 3000 m run for female long-distance runners were significantly higher than those in the untrained male subjects. In both runs there was no significant difference in adrenaline and nor-adrenaline between the untrained male group and the female handball players. These results suggest that blood lactate in a 400 m run, and glycerol in a 3000 m run might be a reflection of physical performance level but not of sex difference.
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Ohkuwa, T., Miyamura, M., Andou, Y. et al. Sex differences in lactate and glycerol levels during maximal aerobic and anaerobic running. Europ. J. Appl. Physiol. 57, 746–752 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01075998
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