Effects of prolonged exercise on brain ammonia and amino acids

International Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 323-327

  Guezennec, C Y ^a   Abdelmalki, A ^a   Serrurier, B ^a   Merino, D ^a   Bigard, X ^a   Berthelot, M ^a   Pierard, C ^a   Peres, M ^a  

^a Institut de Medecine Aerospatiale du Service de Sante des Armees   (France)

Author keywords

Ammonia; Brain; Central fatigue; Exercise; GABA; Glutamate; Glutamine

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; AMINO ACID; AMMONIA; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID; GLUTAMIC ACID; GLUTAMINE; NEUROTRANSMITTER;

AMINO ACID BRAIN LEVEL; AMINO ACID METABOLISM; AMMONIA BLOOD LEVEL; AMMONIA FORMATION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; CEREBELLUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS STRIATUM; EXHAUSTION; FATIGUE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; RAT; TREADMILL EXERCISE;

EID: 0031877985     PISSN: 01724622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-971925     Document Type: Article

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