The nutritional biochemistry of creatine

Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry

Volumn 8, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 610-618

  Greenhaff, Paul ^a  

^a QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ergogenic aids; Exercise; Fatigu; Muscle; Phosphocreatine

Indexed keywords

CREATINE; CREATINE PHOSPHATE;

BIOSYNTHESIS; FATIGUE; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; NUTRITION; REVIEW; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

EID: 0030730498     PISSN: 09552863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0955-2863(97)00116-2     Document Type: Review

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