Carnosine concentration in the muscle of thoroughbred horses and its implications in exercise performance
Laboratory studyHorses
- Design
- Laboratory study
- Subjects
- not stated in the abstract
- Dose used in the study
- not applicable
- Duration
- not applicable
- What was measured
- Carnosine and anserine by HPLC with a carbon column in Thoroughbred tissues: liver, kidney, jejunum, spleen, aorta, oesophagus, bladder, stomach, and five skeletal muscles (flexor carpi radialis, triceps brachii, masseter, gluteus medius, sternocleidomastoid).
What the authors reported
The authors report high carnosine in skeletal muscle and no detectable anserine. No carnosine was found in liver, kidney, jejunum, spleen or aorta; small amounts in oesophagus, bladder and stomach. Of the five muscles, gluteus medius had the highest carnosine, which the authors relate to fibre type.
Limits of this study
Abstract gives no concentrations and no horse numbers. Small Japanese journal; full text in Japanese not checked.
Source
Entry checked against abstract (J-STAGE article page, English) on 2026-10-11. The dose shown is the dose the researchers used. It is not a recommendation. How to read this page.