Description
L-Carnitineisanendogenousquaternaryammoniumcompoundrequiredforfattyacidtransport;itisoftengivenasadietarysupplement.TheL-isomerisactive,exhibitinganti-osteoporotic,antioxidative,andcardioprotectiveactivities.Inaclinicalsetting,L-carnitineadmiNISTrationincreasesmusclecarnitinecontentandworkoutputwhiledecreasingglycogenutilizationduringexercise.Additionally,L-carnitineimprovespostprandialflow-mediateddilation,slightlyincreasingvascularfunction.Inanimalmodels,L-carnitineincreasesbonemineraldensityanddecreasesboneresorption.L-CarnitinealsoimprovesplasmaMarkersofexercisestresssuchasmalondialdehyde.L-Carnitineimprovessymptomsofcardiovasculardiseaseaccompanyingmyocardialinfarctionanddecreasesventriculararrhythmias,symptomsofangina,andmortalityrates.
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