Oral branched-chain amino acids do not improve exercise capacity in McArdle disease

Neurology

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 1456-1459

  MacLean, David ^a   Vissing, John ^a   Vissing, Susanne F ^a   Haller, Ronald G ^b,c,d  

^a International Center for Research and Research Training in Endocrine Disruption of Male Reproduction and Child Health   (Denmark)

^b VA NORTH TEXAS HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

^d IEEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; BRANCHED CHAIN AMINO ACID; FATTY ACID; GLUTAMINE; GLYCOGEN PHOSPHORYLASE; ISOLEUCINE; LEUCINE; VALINE;

ADULT; AMINO ACID METABOLISM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GLYCOGEN STORAGE DISEASE TYPE 5; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031743795     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/WNL.51.5.1456     Document Type: Article

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