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SynthesisNutrients2026

Lepidium Meyenii Walp. (Maca) and Blood Biomarkers of Muscle Damage and Post-Exertion Protein Degradation: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Preclinical Studies.

Javiera Rodríguez Rojas, Álvaro Huerta Ojeda, Guillermo Barahona-Fuentes, Carlos Jorquera-Aguilera, Jorge Cancino-López, María-Mercedes Yeomans-Cabrera, Leonardo Pavez, Carlos Jara-Gutiérrez, Luis Javier Chirosa-Ríos

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Synthesis in Nutrients, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Javiera Rodríguez RojasLaboratorio de Fuerza y Acondicionamiento, Grupo de Investigación CTS-642, Departamento de Educación Física y Deportes, Universidad de Granada, 18071 Granada, Spain.
Álvaro Huerta OjedaNúcleo de Investigación en Salud, Actividad Física y Deporte ISAFYD, Universidad de Las Américas, Viña del Mar 2531098, Chile.
Guillermo Barahona-FuentesFaculty of Education and Humanities, School of Sports Sciences, Universidad Andres Bello, Viña del Mar 2520000, Chile.ORCID 0000-0003-4913-9321
Carlos Jorquera-AguileraFacultad de Ciencias, Escuela de Nutrición y Dietética, Universidad Mayor, Santiago 8580745, Chile.ORCID 0000-0003-4091-1709
Jorge Cancino-LópezExercise Physiology and Metabolism Laboratory, Escuela de Kinesiología, Universidad Finis Terrae, Santiago 7501015, Chile.ORCID 0000-0003-3620-9861
María-Mercedes Yeomans-CabreraEscuela de Psicología, Facultad de Salud y Ciencias Sociales, Universidad de Las Américas, Viña del Mar 2531098, Chile.
Leonardo PavezNúcleo de Investigación en Ciencias Biológicas (NICB), Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Agronomía, Universidad de Las Américas, Santiago 7500975, Chile.
Carlos Jara-GutiérrezCentro Interdisciplinario de Investigación Biomédica e Ingeniería para la Salud (MEDING), Escuela de Kinesiología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Valparaíso, Valparaíso 2362735, Chile.ORCID 0000-0002-7194-6595
Luis Javier Chirosa-RíosLaboratorio de Fuerza y Acondicionamiento, Grupo de Investigación CTS-642, Departamento de Educación Física y Deportes, Universidad de Granada, 18071 Granada, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-1008-176X

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

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Indexed as

Dietary SupplementsLepidiumMuscle, SkeletalMuscular DiseasesPlant ExtractsProteolysisAnimalsBiomarkersCreatine KinaseL-Lactate DehydrogenaseMaleBiomarkersCreatine KinaseL-Lactate DehydrogenasePlant Extractsanimal modelblood urea nitrogencreatine kinaselactate dehydrogenaseLepidium meyeniimacamuscle damage post-exertion

Identifiers

PMID42356395
PMCPMC13305927

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