Effects of dichloroacetate infusion on human skeletal muscle metabolism at the onset of exercise

American Journal of Physiology - Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 277, Issue 1 40-1, 1999, Pages

  Howlett, Richard A ^b   Heigenhauser, George J F ^b   Hultman, Eric ^b   Hollidge Horvat, Melanie G ^b   Spriet, Lawrence L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Acetyl coenzyme A; Acetylcarnitine; Glycogenolysis; Inorganic phosphate; Lactate; Oxidative metabolism; Phosphocreatine; Pyruvate dehydrogenase activity

Indexed keywords

ACETYL COENZYME A; CREATINE PHOSPHATE; DICHLOROACETIC ACID; PHOSPHATE; PYRUVATE DEHYDROGENASE;

ADULT; AEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GLYCOGENOLYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LACTATE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; MUSCLE METABOLISM; NORMAL HUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032765026     PISSN: 01931849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.1999.277.1.e18     Document Type: Article

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