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Changes in zinc (Zn) availability in muscle tissue that influence muscle performance in vitro have been observed. The effect of exercise of plasma Zn levels and urinary excretion of Zn was observed in sever untrained volunteers following brief intensive exercise and in seven trained volunteers after more prolonged road-running exercise. With brief exercise, plasma Zn decreased predominantly in the more loosely bound albumin fraction. Prolonged exercise resulted in a greater plasma Zn decrease of 30%. Urinary Zn excretion increased transiently with minimal effect on daily losses. However, weight loss by sweating was significant, and sweat Zn losses were greater than those in the urine. Exercise resulted in changes in Zn metabolism that may influence performance.
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van Rij, A.M., Hall, M.T., Dohm, G.L. et al. Changes in zinc metabolism following exercise in human subjects. Biol Trace Elem Res 10, 99–105 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02795562
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