Table 2 Plasma and salivary responses to exhaustive exercise

Plasma adrenaline concentration (ng/mL)

Pre

0.02 ± 0.00

0.05 ± 0.01

0.05 ± 0.01

Post

0.02 ± 0.00

0.09 ± 0.05^a

0.14 ± 0.07^a

Post30

0.02 ± 0.00

0.05 ± 0.02

0.05 ± 0.02

Salivary chromogranin A concentration (pmol/mL)

Pre

2.47 ± 1.23

2.23 ± 1.22

1.18 ± 0.51

Post

4.88 ± 2.63^a

7.12 ± 6.88^a

5.44 ± 5.75^a

Post30

2.61 ± 1.57

2.00 ± 1.87

1.37 ± 1.35

Salivary α-amylase activity (U/mL)

Pre

104 ± 63

160 ± 87

88 ± 30

Post

162 ± 127^a

313 ± 99^a

328 ± 131^a

Post30

59 ± 39^a

120 ± 46^a

92 ± 40^a

Salivary α-amylase secretion rate (U/min)

Pre

62 ± 62

126 ± 105

74 ± 18

Post

86 ± 93^a

222 ± 138^a

309 ± 220^a

Post30

34 ± 36

84 ± 38

91 ± 54

Plasma cortisol concentration (ng/mL)

Pre

128 ± 13

113 ± 32

125 ± 33

Post

178 ± 36^a

184 ± 72^a

169 ± 33^a

Post30

173 ± 64^a

171 ± 58^a

160 ± 47^a

Salivary cortisol concentration (ng/mL)

Pre

5.48 ± 0.99

5.60 ± 1.75

5.46 ± 3.71

Post

5.87 ± 1.66

6.05 ± 2.65

6.47 ± 3.71

Post30

9.88 ± 6.24^ab

11.69 ± 7.48^ab

8.99 ± 4.23^ab

Plasma testosterone concentration (ng/mL)

Pre

12.0 ± 4.6

10.9 ± 7.2

12.6 ± 5.4

Post

15.8 ± 6.0

16.1 ± 17.4

15.5 ± 6.1

Post30

15.4 ± 6.8

12.7 ± 12.7

11.6 ± 3.4

Salivary testosterone concentration (pg/mL)

Pre

128 ± 21

126 ± 32

107 ± 50

Post

138 ± 15

131 ± 39

150 ± 36

Post30

141 ± 23

122 ± 24

131 ± 33

Saliva flow rate (mL/min)

Pre

0.52 ± 0.22

0.78 ± 0.54

0.95 ± 0.43

Post

0.45 ± 0.18

0.72 ± 0.40

0.95 ± 0.45

Post30

0.51 ± 0.22

0.72 ± 0.27

0.99 ± 0.33