Effects of creatine supplementation on body composition, strength, and sprint performance

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 73-82

  Kreider, Richard B ^a   Ferreira, Maria ^b   Wilson, Michael ^b   Grindstaff, Pamela ^b   Plisk, Steven ^b   Reinardy, Jeff ^b   Cantler, Edward ^b   Almada, A L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Dietary supplementation; Ergogenic AIDS; Exercise; Sport nutrition

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; CREATINE; CREATINE PHOSPHATE; DISODIUM HYDROGEN PHOSPHATE; GLOBULIN; GLUCOSE; NITROGEN; PHOSPHAGEN HP; POTASSIUM DIHYDROGEN PHOSPHATE; TAURINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UREA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS; BODY WATER; BODY WEIGHT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; EXERCISE; HUMAN; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NORMAL HUMAN; NUTRITION; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PERFORMANCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RUNNING; TRAINING;

ADULT; BODY COMPOSITION; CREATINE; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; EXERCISE; HEMATOLOGIC TESTS; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; PHYSICAL FITNESS; WEIGHT LIFTING;

EID: 0031938130     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005768-199801000-00011     Document Type: Article

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