## 3 Results
### Effect of Spirulina Supplementation on the Alveolar Gradient of Exhaled Breath Alkanes
\begin{table}
\begin{tabular}{c c c c c c c} \hline \hline  & & **PreSup (AG)** & **PreEx (AG)** & \(\Delta\)**(AG)** & \(\mathbf{T}\) & \(\mathbf{T}\mathbf{x}\) & \(\mathbf{1}\) \\  & PL & 1.88 (\(\pm\)1.25) & 0.54 (\(\pm\)0.43) & \(-\)1.34 (\(\pm\)1.36) & & \\ \cline{2-7}
2-Methylbutane & SPI & \(-\)0.16 (\(\pm\)0.55) & 1.48 (\(\pm\)1.32) & 1.64 (\(\pm\)0.88) & 0.635 (0.011) & 0.094 (0.134) & 0.582 (0.015) \\ \hline \multirow{3}{*}{Pentane} & PL & 1.52 (\(\pm\)1.25) & 0.053 (\(\pm\)0.134) & \(-\)1.47 (\(\pm\)1.21) & & \\ \cline{2-7}  & SPI & 0.119 (\(\pm\)0.15) & 0.515 (\(\pm\)0.31) & 0.396 (\(\pm\)0.21) & & \\ \hline \multirow{3}{*}{2-Methylentane} & PL & 0.024 (\(\pm\)0.0096) & 0.015 (\(\pm\)0.023) & \(-\)0.0082 (\(\pm\)0.025) & & \\ \cline{2-7}  & SPI & 0.007 (\(\pm\)0.019) & 0.057 (\(\pm\)0.032) & 0.05 (\(\pm\)0.023) & & \\ \hline \multirow{3}{*}{3-Methylpentane} & PL & 0.084 (\(\pm\)0.13) & \(-\)0.079 (\(\pm\)0.073) & \(-\)0.16 (\(\pm\)0.13) & & \\ \cline{2-7}  & SPI & \(-\)0.052 (\(\pm\)0.15) & 0.022 (\(\pm\)0.083) & 0.074 (\(\pm\)0.12) & & \\ \hline \multirow{3}{*}{Hexane} & PL & **0.998 \({}^{\text{\tiny{A}}}\) (\(\pm\)0.36)** & **0.27 \({}^{\text{\tiny{A}}}\) (\(\pm\)0.11)** & **\(-\)0.73 \({}^{\text{\tiny{S}}}\) (\(\pm\)0.32)** & & \\ \cline{2-7}  & SPI & 0.24 \({}^{\text{\tiny{A}}}\) (\(\pm\)0.16) & 0.56 (\(\pm\)0.28) & **0.32 \({}^{\text{\tiny{S}}}\) (\(\pm\)0.22)** & & \\ \hline \multirow{3}{*}{2-Methylhexane} & PL & 0.016 (\(\pm\)0.0086) & \(-\)0.0034 (\(\pm\)0.0097) & **\(-\)0.019 \({}^{\text{\tiny{S}}}\) (\(\pm\)0.014)** & & \\ \cline{2-7}  & SPI & 0.0038 (\(\pm\)0.0088) & 0.023 (\(\pm\)0.0102) & **0.019 \({}^{\text{\tiny{S}}}\) (\(\pm\)0.01)** & & \\ \hline \multirow{3}{*}{3-Methylhexane} & PL & 0.011 (\(\pm\)0.00505) & 0.00097 (\(\pm\)0.0074) & \(-\)0.01 (\(\pm\)0.0068) & & \\ \cline{2-7}  & SPI & 0.0039 (\(\pm\)0.0075) & 0.022 (\(\pm\)0.015) & 0.018 (\(\pm\)0.015) & & \\ \hline \multirow{3}{*}{Heptane} & PL & 0.265 (\(\pm\)0.118) & 0.104 (\(\pm\)0.066) & \(-\)0.16 (\(\pm\)0.078) & & \\ \cline{2-7}  & SPI & 0.13 (\(\pm\)0.094) & 0.24 (\(\pm\)0.15) & 0.108 (\(\pm\)0.18) & & \\ \hline \multirow{3}{*}{Octane} & PL & \(-\)0.0027 (\(\pm\)0.0026) & \(-\)0.00064 (\(\pm\)0.0024) & 0.02 (\(\pm\)0.0034) & & \\ \cline{2-7}  & SPI & \(-\)0.0045 (\(\pm\)0.0022) & \(-\)0.0029 (\(\pm\)0.0024) & 0.0016 (\(\pm\)0.0034) & & \\ \hline \multirow{3}{*}{4-Methyloctane} & PL & 0.068 \({}^{\text{\tiny{A}}}\) (\(\pm\)0.023) & 0.021 (\(\pm\)0.01) & **\(-\)0.047 \({}^{\text{\tiny{S}}}\) (\(\pm\)0.023)** & & \\ \cline{2-7}  & SPI & 0.013 \({}^{\text{\tiny{A}}}\) (\(\pm\)0.0089) & 0.042 (\(\pm\)0.015) & **0.029 \({}^{\text{\tiny{S}}}\) (\(\pm\)0.016)** & & \\ \hline \multirow{3}{*}{Nonane} & PL & \(-\)0.0061 (\(\pm\)0.0031) & \(-\)0.0067 (\(\pm\)0.0042) & \(-\)0.006 (\(\pm\)0.0056) & & \\ \cline{2-7}  & SPI & \(-\)0.0049 (\(\pm\)0.0024) & \(-\)0.0045 (\(\pm\)0.002) & 0.00042 (\(\pm\)0.0026) & & \\ \hline \multirow{3}{*}{Decane} & PL & 0.29 (\(\pm\)0.23) & 0.13 (\(\pm\)0.098) & \(-\)0.15 (\(\pm\)0.203) & & \\ \cline{2-7}  & SPI & 0.21 (\(\pm\)0.13) & 0.22 (\(\pm\)0.13) & 0.013 (\(\pm\)0.036) & & \\ \hline \multirow{3}{*}{Undecane} & PL & **0.054 \({}^{\text{\tiny{A}}}\) (\(\pm\)0.029)** & **\(-\)0.0018 \({}^{\text{\tiny{A}}}\) (\(\pm\)0.014)** & **\(-\)0.056 \({}^{\text{\tiny{S}}}\) (\(\pm\)0.02)** & & \\ \cline{2-7}  & SPI & \(-\)0.014 (\(\pm\)0.019) & 0.064 (\(\pm\)0.048) & **0.051 \({}^{\text{\tiny{S}}}\) (\(\pm\)0.035)** & & \\ \hline \multirow{3}{*}{Dodecane} & PL & **0.064 \({}^{\text{\tiny{A}}}\) (\(\pm\)0.0095)** & **0.023 \({}^{\text{\tiny{A}}}\) (\(\pm\)0.013)** & \(-\)0.041 (\(\pm\)0.012) & & \\ \cline{2-7}  & SPI & 0.073 (\(\pm\)0.021) & 0.052 (\(\pm\)0.022) & \(-\)0.21 (\(\pm\)0.012) & & \\ \hline \multirow{3}{*}{Tetradecane} & PL & **0.32 \({}^{\text{\tiny{A}}}\) (\(\pm\)0.055)** & **0.15 \({}^{\text{\tiny{A}}}\) (\(\pm\)0.049)** & \(-\)0.17 (\(\pm\)0.055) &Effect of Spirulina Supplementation on the Kinetics of Exhaled Breath Alkanes After a Protocol of Eccentric Exercise  
Table 4 presents the kinetics of the alkanes measured after the exercise protocol.