Effects of creatine supplementation on the energy cost of muscle contraction: A 31P-MRS study

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 116-123

  Smith, Sinclair A ^a,d   Montain, Scott J ^b   Matott, Ralph P ^b   Zientara, Gary P ^c   Jolesz, Ferenc A ^c   Fielding, Roger A ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b U States Army Res Inst EM   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d BELMONT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Magnetic resonance spectroscopy; Muscle economy; Phosphocreatine; Skeletal muscle

Indexed keywords

CREATINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; ENDURANCE; ENERGY COST; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; EXCITATION CONTRACTION COUPLING; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NORMAL HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PHOSPHORUS NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

EID: 0032814419     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jappl.1999.87.1.116     Document Type: Article

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