CARNITINE MAY BENEFIT ATHLETES

Journal of the American College of Nutrition

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 649-650

  Crayhon, Robert ^a  

^a Boulder ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARNITINE;

ATHLETE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG MECHANISM; EXERCISE; FATIGUE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LETTER; MUSCLE INJURY; NORMAL HUMAN;

CARNITINE; HUMANS; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; SPORTS;

EID: 0031790288     PISSN: 07315724     EISSN: 15411087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07315724.1998.10718817     Document Type: Article

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