A review of creatine supplementation and its potential to improve pork quality

Journal of Applied Animal Research

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 1-16

  James, B W ^a   Goodband, R D ^a   Unruh, J A ^a   Tokach, M D ^a   Nelssen, J L ^a   Dritz, S S ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Creatine; Pork quality

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; CREATINE; CREATINE PHOSPHATE; LACTIC ACID; MYOGLOBIN;

AMINO ACID SYNTHESIS; ANIMAL TISSUE; ATHLETE; BODY GROWTH; BODY MASS; CADAVER; CELL SECRETION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEHYDRATION; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; EDEMA; EXCRETION; FATIGUE; FOOD QUALITY; GLYCOLYSIS; HUMAN; KIDNEY; LACTATION; LIVER; MEAT; MUSCLE CELL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE CRAMP; MUSCLE FUNCTION; NONHUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; PANCREAS; PH; PHOSPHORYLATION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL STRESS; REVIEW; SUPPLEMENTATION; SWINE; WATER RETENTION; WEANING; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMALIA; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0036107458     PISSN: 09712119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09712119.2002.9706352     Document Type: Review

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