The effect of L-carnitine supplementation on plasma carnitine levels and various performance parameters of male marathon athletes

Nutrition Research

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 405-414

  Swart, I ^b   Rossouw, J ^b   Loots, J M ^b   Kruger, M C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b NONE

Author keywords

aerobic capacity; L carnitine; oxygen consumption; peak treadmill running speed; plasma carnitine; respiratory exchange ratio

Indexed keywords

CARNITINE; FATTY ACID;

ADULT; AEROBIC CAPACITY; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LUNG GAS EXCHANGE; MALE; MARATHON RUNNER; MITOCHONDRIAL MEMBRANE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREADMILL EXERCISE;

EID: 0031019707     PISSN: 02715317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0271-5317(97)00005-5     Document Type: Article

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