Infinite One Series: D-ASPARTIC ACID
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ABOUT:
D-Aspartic Acid is an amino acid described as a neurotransmitter and a stimulant that acts as a regulator of testosterone synthesis.*
D-ASPARTIC ACID MAY HELP TO:
- SUPPORT QUALITY MUSCLE MASS*
- SUPPORT MUSCULAR ENDURANCE*
- ASSIST MUSCLE RECOVERY*
| D-Aspartic Acid is found naturally in the testes, pituitary gland and hypothalamus, all of which are involved in hormone production. Aspartic acid comes in two forms, L and D. The l-aminos build tissue. But when l-aspartic acid combines with enzymes in the testes, it becomes a d-aspartic acid, which has been shown to support testosterone levels in the blood.* |
D-Aspartic acid is an endogenous amino acid that has been found in the neuroendocrine tissues of both invertebrates and vertebrates. D-Aspartic acid can be used as a testosterone booster for infertile men, and by athletes as a temporary booster. D-Aspartic Acid is believed to stimulate the production and release of testosterone through multiple pathways.
• It has been shown to increase testosterone indirectly in rats by increasing steroidogenic acute regulatory protein (StAR) gene expression in testosterone producing Leydig cells. By increasing levels of StAR, D-Aspartic Acid may indirectly increase testosterone, as the transportation of cholesterol is believed to be the rate-limiting step in the production of testosterone.
• Test Tube studies performed on rats demonstrated that D-Aspartic Acid increased levels of testosterone. This is believed to occur due to the accumulation of D-Aspartic Acid in the anterior pituitary and testes.
Human studies on D-Aspartic Acid supplementation are sparse. One study with a small number of subjects demonstrated that after 12 days of D-Aspartic Acid supplementation, increased levels of testosterone by 42%. This study has been replicated by another study where 2.66g of D-aspartic acid was able to increase serum testosterone in infertile men by a variable 30-60% after 90 days.
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