Stimulation of muscle ammonia production during exercise following branched-chain amino acid supplementation in humans

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 493, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 909-922

  MacLean, D A ^a   Graham, T E ^b   Saltin, B ^a  

^a University of Copenhagen   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; AMMONIA; BRANCHED CHAIN AMINO ACID; GLUTAMINE; LACTIC ACID;

ADULT; AMINO ACID BLOOD LEVEL; AMINO ACID METABOLISM; AMMONIA FORMATION; ARTERIAL BLOOD; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DYNAMIC EXERCISE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LACTATE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; MUSCLE LEVEL; MUSCLE METABOLISM; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030015804     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.1996.sp021433     Document Type: Article

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