Dose-response effect of pre-exercise carbohydrates under muscle glycogen unavailability: Insights from McArdle disease

• Main Authors: Pedro L. Valenzuela (Author), Alfredo Santalla (Author), Lidia B. Alejo (Author), Andrea Merlo (Author), Asunción Bustos (Author), Laura Castellote-Bellés (Author), Roser Ferrer-Costa (Author), Nicola A. Maffiuletti (Author), David Barranco-Gil (Author), Tomás Pinós (Author), Alejandro Lucia (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2024-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: This study aimed to determine the effect of different carbohydrate (CHO) doses on exercise capacity in patients with McArdle disease-the paradigm of "exercise intolerance", characterized by complete muscle glycogen unavailability-and to determine whether higher exogenous glucos...