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| Gimenes,A.C.; Bravo,D.M.; Nápolis,L.M.; Mello,M.T.; Oliveira,A.S.B.; Neder,J.A.; Nery,L.E.. |
| Exercise intolerance due to impaired oxidative metabolism is a prominent symptom in patients with mitochondrial myopathy (MM), but it is still uncertain whether L-carnitine supplementation is beneficial for patients with MM. The aim of our study was to investigate the effects of L-carnitine on exercise performance in MM. Twelve MM subjects (mean age±SD=35.4±10.8 years) with chronic progressive external ophthalmoplegia (CPEO) were first compared to 10 healthy controls (mean age±SD=29±7.8 years) before they were randomly assigned to receive L-carnitine supplementation (3 g/daily) or placebo in a double-blind crossover design. Clinical status, body composition, respiratory function tests, peripheral muscle strength (isokinetic and isometric torque) and... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Exercise tolerance; Muscle strength; Mitochondrial myopathy; L-carnitine supplementation. |
| Ano: 2015 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2015000400354 |
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