The authors proposed that MOTS-c levels could serve as a predictive indicator for aerobic capacity, body-fat status, and endurance training load.14 This raises an intriguing possibility for endurance practitioners: MOTS-c as a blood-based biomarker for mitochondrial fitness, complementing VOmax and lactate threshold in a multi-modal assessment framework
Dale AM, Fischl B, Sereno MI
The temporal expression patterns of specific integrin subunits define the adhesion competence of the endometrium, with altered integrin expression patterns strongly associated with implantation failure and infertility [344]
This finding stems from the lack of significant differences in blood lactate concentrations between fasting and physiologically fed conditions
Kathryn Paige Harden, PhD, is a psychologist, behavioral geneticist and professor of psychology at the University of Texas at Austin