Effects of medium-chain triglyceride ingestion on fuel metabolism and cycling performance

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 80, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 2217-2225

  Van Zyl, C G ^a   Lambert, E V ^a   Hawley, J A ^a   Noakes, T D ^a   Dennis, S C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

carbohydrate; fat; human; oxidation; prolonged exercise

Indexed keywords

FATTY ACID; GLUCOSE; MEDIUM CHAIN TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYCLING; ENERGY METABOLISM; EXERCISE; GLUCOSE METABOLISM; GLUCOSE OXIDATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 0030035650     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jappl.1996.80.6.2217     Document Type: Article

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