A quantitative method for estimating the adaptedness in a physiological study

Table 1 Biochemical parameters in rats subjected to physical training, eleutherosides administration, and acute exercise

Parameter	S	Control				Injections of eleutherosides
		Untrained (B)		Trained (C)		Untrained (D)		Trained (E)
		Rest (N = 10) F ° = F ′	Swimming (N = 10) F ″	Rest (N = 8) F ′	Swimming (N = 9) F ″	Rest (N = 9) F ′	Swimming (N = 9) F ″	Rest (N = 8) F ′	Swimming (N = 8) F ″
Gastrocnemius muscle hexokinase activity, nM NADPH × mg protein⁻¹ × min^− 1	0.913^a	13.8 ± 1.2	7.1 ± 1.7	13.4 ± 1.7	12.7 ± 2.0	14.2 ± 1.1	5.5 ± 2.3	13.1 ± 2.8	8.6 ± 1.4
	0.913^a	0.485 ^b		0.052		0.600		0.344
Blood ammonia, μg × 100 mL⁻¹	0.893	103 ± 11	186 ± 48	83 ± 18	127 ± 73	79 ± 13	110 ± 34	73 ± 18	112 ± 51
Blood ammonia, μg × 100 mL⁻¹	0.893	0.805		0.530		0.393		0.535
Plasma 11-HCS, μg × 100 mL⁻¹	0.778	13.1 ± 2.9	30.8 ± 6.8	8.1 ± 2.9	30.2 ± 5.7	8.9 ± 1.2	31.9 ± 2.6	10.9 ± 1.5	28.8 ± 2.5
Plasma 11-HCS, μg × 100 mL⁻¹	0.778	1.35		2.73		2.59		1.64
Muscle glycogen, mg × 100 g⁻¹	0.694	702 ± 215	293 ± 218	897 ± 269	451 ± 147	745 ± 173	225 ± 124	757 ± 165	387 ± 153
Muscle glycogen, mg × 100 g⁻¹	0.694	0.580		0.500		0.700		0.490
Blood lactate, mmol ×L^− 1	0.672	6.1 ± 2.0	16.6 ± 8.5	5.5 ± 0.8	7.2 ± 1.4	5.2 ± 1.1	12.5 ± 6.2	5.5 ± 1.1	9.8 ± 7.4
Blood lactate, mmol ×L^− 1	0.672	1.720		0.310		1.400		0.780

11-HCS 11-hydroxycorticosteroids; ^a 0.913 = 1–1.2 / 13.8; ^b 0.485 = |7.1–13.8| / 13.8 = |K″ – K′| / K′. Data are expressed as Mean ± SD

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