Is there a rationale for the use of creatine either as nutritional supplementation or drug administration in humans participating in a sport?

Pharmacological Research

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 255-264

  Benzi, Gianni ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Creatine; Creatine dosage; Dietary supplementation by creatine; Therapeutic intervention by creatine

Indexed keywords

CREATINE;

BODY MASS; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; HUMAN; KIDNEY DISEASE; MUSCLE METABOLISM; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SIDE EFFECT; SPORTS MEDICINE; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 0033840819     PISSN: 10436618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/phrs.1999.0618     Document Type: Article

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