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BIOCHEMICAL AND PHYSIOLOGICAL CHANGES IN FOOTBALL PLAYERS
Author(s) -
Pohl A. P.,
O'Halloran M. W.,
Pannall P. R.
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1981.tb135737.x
Subject(s) - creatine kinase , creatinine , exertion , medicine , creatine , acidosis , endocrinology , urea , football , football players , metabolic acidosis , zoology , physiology , chemistry , biology , biochemistry , political science , law
Twenty‐three football players were studied before and after a match to assess if intermittent exertion produced the same biochemical and physiological changes noted in marathon runners. All players developed a significant fluid deficit and rise in body temperature despite ready access to water. However, the changes were less marked than those described in runners. They also showed acidosis, a rise in serum levels of creatinine, urate and urea and striking elevations in the levels of creatine kinase and other enzymes. Serum magnesium levels fell, as did those of potassium; this is not the case in runners, in whom hyperkalaemia is more frequently described.