Metabolomic profiling of elite female soccer players: urinary biomarkers over a championship season.
Maria Mariana Sabino GouveiaMaria Beatriz Augusto do NascimentoAlessandre Carmo CrispimEdmilson Rodrigues da RochaMaryssa Pontes Pinto Dos SantosEdson de Souza BentoThiago Mendonça De AquinoPedro BalikianNatália de Almeida RodriguesThays Ataide-SilvaGustavo Gomes de AraujoFilipe Antônio de Barros SousaPublished in: Metabolomics : Official journal of the Metabolomic Society (2024)
The main difference between the three games was the increasing separation between groups throughout the championship. Since the higher VIP-scores metabolites are linked to energy and protein metabolism, this separation may be attributed several factors, one being the accumulation of fatigue.