The role of medium-chain triglycerides in exercise

International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 121-133

  Berning, Jacqueline R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Exercise; Glycogen; Long chain triglycerides; MCTs; Medium chain triglycerides

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE; CARBON; FATTY ACID; GLYCEROL; GLYCOGEN; LONG CHAIN TRIACYLGLYCEROL; MEDIUM CHAIN TRIACYLGLYCEROL; OCTANOIC ACID; OLEIC ACID; TRIACYLGLYCEROL LIPASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; CARBOHYDRATE INTAKE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; FATTY ACID OXIDATION; GLYCOGEN MUSCLE LEVEL; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LIPID DIET; MALABSORPTION; MOUSE; MUSCLE EXERCISE; MUSCLE FATIGUE; NONHUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL STRESS;

ANIMALS; DIETARY FATS; EXERCISE; GLYCOGEN; HUMANS; INTESTINAL ABSORPTION; LIVER; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; TRIGLYCERIDES;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0029937561     PISSN: 10501606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/ijsn.6.2.121     Document Type: Conference Paper

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