The Claim
Whole-body vibration does not alter the protein content of monocarboxylate transporters MCT1 and MCT4 in the gluteus medius muscle of horses following intense exercise, and this lack of change indicates no influence on lactate shuttling mechanisms between muscle fiber types mediated by these transporters.
What the research says
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Whole-body vibration does not change the levels of MCT1 and MCT4 proteins in the gluteus medius muscle of horses after intense exercise, and this means it does not affect how lactate moves between different types of muscle fibers.
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Whole-body vibration does not alter the protein content of monocarboxylate transporters MCT1 and MCT4 in the gluteus medius muscle of horses after intense exercise, indicating that this recovery method does not influence lactate shuttling mechanisms between muscle fiber types via these transporters.
After intense exercise, muscle cells produce lactate, which moves out of fast-twitch fibers through MCT4 proteins and into slow-twitch fibers through MCT1 proteins to be used for energy. Whole-body vibration does not change the amount of these proteins, so lactate movement between muscle cells stays the same.
What the research says
1 studyThe study found that shaking horses after hard exercise didn't change the levels of two proteins (MCT1 and MCT4) that help move lactate in muscles — just like walking or standing still didn't either. So, the shaking doesn't affect how lactate moves between muscle cells.
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