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  2. Exertional rhabdomyolysis - Wikipedia

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    Exertional rhabdomyolysis, the exercise-induced muscle breakdown that results in muscle pain/soreness, is commonly diagnosed using the urine myoglobin test accompanied by high levels of creatine kinase (CK). Myoglobin is the protein released into the bloodstream when skeletal muscle is broken down. The urine test simply examines whether ...

  3. Composition of the human body - Wikipedia

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    Parts-per-million cube of relative abundance by mass of elements in an average adult human body down to 1 ppm. About 99% of the mass of the human body is made up of six elements: oxygen, carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, calcium, and phosphorus. Only about 0.85% is composed of another five elements: potassium, sulfur, sodium, chlorine, and magnesium ...

  4. Protein metabolism - Wikipedia

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    These amino acids are absorbed into the bloodstream to be transported to the liver and onward to the rest of the body. Absorbed amino acids are typically used to create functional proteins, but may also be used to create energy. [3] They can also be converted into glucose. [4] This glucose can then be converted to triglycerides and stored in ...

  5. Protein turnover - Wikipedia

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    Four weeks of aerobic exercise has been shown to increase skeletal muscle protein turnover in previously unfit individuals. [4] A diet high in protein increases whole body turnover in endurance athletes. [5] [6] Some bodybuilding supplements claim to reduce the protein breakdown by reducing or blocking the number of catabolic hormones within ...

  6. Catabolism - Wikipedia

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    Catabolism breaks down large molecules (such as polysaccharides, lipids, nucleic acids, and proteins) into smaller units (such as monosaccharides, fatty acids, nucleotides, and amino acids, respectively). Catabolism is the breaking-down aspect of metabolism, whereas anabolism is the building-up aspect.

  7. Metabolic window - Wikipedia

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    The net muscle protein balance (NBAL) is the relationship between muscle protein breakdown and muscle protein synthesis. It is determined by the stability between the two processes. [1] The anabolic state theory suggests that it is critical to consume proteins and carbohydrates immediately after resistance training to increase muscle protein ...

  8. Muscle atrophy - Wikipedia

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    A few known factors contribute to the sustaining of muscle tissue. During the summer, bears take advantage of the nutrition availability and accumulate muscle protein. The protein balance at time of dormancy is also maintained by lower levels of protein breakdown during the winter. [32]

  9. Proteolysis - Wikipedia

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    Proteolysis is the breakdown of proteins into smaller polypeptides or amino acids. Protein degradation is a major regulatory mechanism of gene expression [1] and contributes substantially to shaping mammalian proteomes. [2] Uncatalysed, the hydrolysis of peptide bonds is extremely slow, taking hundreds of years.