Preliminary study on anti-fatigue effect of chitosan / 中国海洋药物

Objective To study the influences of chitosan on swimming time, changes of blood glucose and lactic acid in mice. Methods The test groups were given chitosan by oral administration,and eighteen days later, the swimming time,blood glucose and lactic acid were determined. Results The swimming time of test groups was obviously longer than that of the control group.After thirty-minutes swimming, the elimination of blood lactic acid and the recover of blood glucose were distinctly faster than those of the control group. Conclusion Chitosan had anti-fatigue effect on mice.