Ginseng treatment improves psychomotor performance at rest and during graded exercise in young athletes

International Journal of Sport Nutrition

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 371-377

  Ziemba, Andrzej W ^a   Chmura, Jan ^b   Kaciuba Uscilko, Hanna ^a   Nazar, Krystyna ^a   Wisnik, Piotr ^a   Gawronski, Wojciech ^c  

^a MOSSAKOWSKI MEDICAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Poland)

^b INSTITUTE OF SPORT SCIENCES   (Poland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION   (Poland)

Author keywords

Choice reaction time; Lactate threshold; Maximal oxygen uptake

Indexed keywords

LACTIC ACID; PLACEBO;

ADULT; ANAEROBIC THRESHOLD; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BICYCLE ERGOMETRY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; EXERCISE; GINSENG; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MALE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PSYCHOMOTOR ACTIVITY; REACTION TIME;

PANAX GINSENG;

EID: 0033376978     PISSN: 10501606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/ijsn.9.4.371     Document Type: Article

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