Increase of total creatine in human brain after oral supplementation of creatine-monohydrate

American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology

Volumn 277, Issue 3 46-3, 1999, Pages

  Dechent, P ^c   Pouwels, P J W ^c   Wilken, B ^a   Hanefeld, F ^a   Frahm, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b Biomedizinische NMR Forschungs GmbH   (Germany)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Brain metabolism; Diet; Magnetic resonance spectroscopy; Nutrition

Indexed keywords

CHOLINE DERIVATIVE; CREATINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN METABOLISM; CEREBELLUM; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; GRAY MATTER; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; THALAMUS; WHITE MATTER;

EID: 0032852064     PISSN: 03636119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.1999.277.3.r698     Document Type: Article

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