Taking a 5-gram dose of L-arginine won’t help healthy young men cycle better or lower ammonia in their blood, even though it does raise levels of a few other related chemicals in their blood.
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Taking a 5-gram dose of L-arginine won’t help healthy young men cycle better or lower ammonia in their blood, even though it does raise levels of a few other related chemicals in their blood.
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Acute L-arginine supplementation at a dose of 5 grams does not reduce plasma ammonia concentrations or improve cycling performance in healthy young men, even though it increases plasma concentrations of arginine, ornithine, and citrulline.
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Study: The effects of acute and chronic oral l-arginine supplementation on exercise-induced ammonia accumulation and exercise performance in healthy young men: A randomised, double-blind, cross-over, placebo-controlled trial
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