Creatine ingestion favorably affects performance and muscle metabolism during maximal exercise in humans

American Journal of Physiology - Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 271, Issue 1 34-1, 1996, Pages

  Casey, A ^a   Constantin Teodosiu, D ^a   Howell, S ^a   Hultman, E ^a   Greenhaff, P L ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

adenosine 5' triphosphate; muscle fiber types; phosphocreatine

Indexed keywords

CREATINE; CREATINE PHOSPHATE;

ARTICLE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETARY INTAKE; ENERGY METABOLISM; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN TISSUE; ISOKINETIC EXERCISE; JOB PERFORMANCE; MALE; MUSCLE METABOLISM; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

EID: 0029789218     PISSN: 01931849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.1996.271.1.e31     Document Type: Article

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