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Table 2 Serum Clinical Chemistry Markers

From: Effects of a single dose of N-Acetyl-5-methoxytryptamine (Melatonin) and resistance exercise on the growth hormone/IGF-1 axis in young males and females

Time

0.5 mg

Placebo

5.0 mg

 

-60

0

15

120

-60

0

15

120

-60

0

15

120

Triglyceride (mg/dl)

75±22

67±16

63±12

63±13

76±28

76±25

76±30

83±37

83±32

80±42

74±38

70±34

Cholesterol (mg/dl)

160±28

164±30

164±35

168±36

167±24

167±38

160±34

165±37

156±20

152±19

160±22

167±28

HDL (mg/dl)

49±10

49±11

51±10

51±11

54±13

53±16

53±14

53±15

56±18

52±13

57±19

60±17

LDL (mg/dl)

95±27

95±27

96±29

98±31

97±16

98±23

94±20

96±22

82±15

84±15

84±16

88±21

GGT (U/L)

23±5.1

22±5.3

23±4.1

22±4.9

25±6.9

26±7.7

25±7.5

24±7.5

25±5.3

25±5.9

25±4.5

25±5.8

LDH (U/L)

231±134

150±51

200±188

121±16

168±51

181±81

266±283

210±83

191±108

218±263

139±22

131±15

Uric Acid (g/dl)

4.7±.71

4.8±.74

5.2±.73

5.6±.80

5.5±.88

5.3±.83

5.1±2.0

5.8±1.2

5.3±.88

5.2±.96

5.5±.87

5.7±.93

Glucose (mg/dl)

99±51

99±48

98±38

92±27

98±22

92±13

89±5.3

89±6.9

87±9.4

85±6.6

88±9.4

87±9.5

BUN (mg/dl)

15±4.8

15±4.9

15±4.1

14±4.2

15±3.9

15±4.0

14±3.5

13±2.9

16±4.8

16±4.3

15±4.6

15±3.3

Creatinine (mg/dl)

1.1±.20

1.2±.23

1.3±.29

1.2±.20

1.0±.13

1.1±.23

1.2±.21

1.1±.22

1.1±.21

1.1±.13

1.3±.17

1.1±.17

Calcium (mg/dl)

9.2±.29

9.4±.37

9.5±.41

9.6±.30

9.4±.39

9.4±.37

9.6±.45

9.6±.60

9.2±.70

9.4±.54

9.6±.52

9.6±.64

Total Protein (g/dl)

7.3±.34

7.3±.36

7.5±.46

7.4±.51

7.6±.42

7.6±.37

7.6±.61

7.5±.61

7.2±.45

7.3±.61

7.3±.48

7.4±.51

Albumin (g/dl)

4.6±.27

4.7±.30

4.7±.29

4.8±.27

4.8±.34

4.8±.31

4.7±.36

4.8±.38

4.6±.33

4.6±.27

4.6±.43

4.7±.39

Total Bilirubin (mg/dl)

.77±.25

.75±.25

.79±.28

.84±.32

.68±.24

.67±.21

.74±.25

.82±.27

.78±.42

.74±.47

.74±.46

.83±.47

ALP (U/L)

76±18

76±16

76±16

77±13

79±16

74±16

74±21

75±19

69±14

74±18

71±12

71±14

AST (U/L)

32±16

23±9

27±20

20±7

31±16

34±17

38±22

37±16

28±12

21±6.7

22±5.1

21±5.7

ALT (U/L)

26±4.7

25±4.1

26±4.7

25±5.1

28±12

30±16

30±16

28±15

27±9.8

27±11

27±9.4

28±9.3

CK (U/L)

253±273

231±257

259±298

250±253

273±363

286±370

281±351

262±326

173±105

177±109

182±102

179±101

  1. Data are presented as means ± SD. Results showed no significant differences between groups as a result of either the supplementation or the resistance exercise (p > 0.05).