N-acetylcysteine inhibits muscle fatigue in humans

Journal of Clinical Investigation

Volumn 94, Issue 6, 1994, Pages 2468-2474

  Reid, Michael B ^a   Stokić, Dobrivoje S ^b   Koch, Stephen M ^b   Khawli, Fadi A ^b   Leis, A Arturo ^b  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

excitation contraction coupling; fatigue; free radicals; oxidative stress; skeletal muscle

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE;

ADULT; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MUSCLE FATIGUE; NORMAL HUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TIBIALIS ANTERIOR MUSCLE;

EID: 0027948093     PISSN: 00219738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1172/JCI117615     Document Type: Article

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