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01-10-2009 | Original Article

Plasma and erythrocyte phospholipid fatty acid profile in professional basketball and football players

Authors: Jasna Tepsic, Vesna Vucic, Aleksandra Arsic, Vera Blazencic-Mladenovic, Sanja Mazic, Marija Glibetic

Published in: European Journal of Applied Physiology | Issue 3/2009

Abstract

The effect of intensive long-term physical activity on phospholipid fatty acid (FA) composition has not been studied thoroughly. We determined plasma and erythrocyte phospholipid FA status of professional basketball and football players. Our results showed differences in plasma FA profile not only between sportsmen and sedentary subjects, but also between two groups of sportsmen. Plasma FA profile in basketball players showed significantly higher proportion of n-6 FA (20:3, 20:4, and 22:4) and total polyunsaturated FA (PUFA) than controls, while football players had higher palmitoleic acid (16:1) than basketball players and controls. Total PUFA and 22:4 were also higher in basketball than in football players. Erythrocyte FA profile showed no differences between football players and controls. However, basketball players had higher proportion of 18:0 than controls, higher saturated FA and lower 18:2 than two other groups, and higher 22:4 than football players. These findings suggest that long-term intensive exercise and type of sport influence FA profile.

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Title: Plasma and erythrocyte phospholipid fatty acid profile in professional basketball and football players
Authors: Jasna Tepsic
Vesna Vucic
Aleksandra Arsic
Vera Blazencic-Mladenovic
Sanja Mazic
Marija Glibetic
Publication date: 01-10-2009
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: European Journal of Applied Physiology / Issue 3/2009
Print ISSN: 1439-6319
Electronic ISSN: 1439-6327
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00421-009-1131-5

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