Study of the effect of oral administration of L-arginine on muscular performance in healthy volunteers: An isokinetic study

Isokinetics and Exercise Science

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 153-158

  Santos, R S ^a   Pacheco, M T T ^a   Martins, R A B L ^a   Villaverde, A B ^a   Giana, H E ^b   Baptista, F ^a   Zangaro R A ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE PESQUISA E DESENVOLVIMENTO   (Brazil)

^b Laboratory of Clinical Analyses Oswaldo Cruz   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Arginine supplementation; Isokinetic exercise; Muscle fatigue; Nitric oxide

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; TARGIFOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DYNAMOMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; ISOKINETIC EXERCISE; LEG MOVEMENT; MALE; MUSCLE BLOOD FLOW; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; WORK;

EID: 0036947949     PISSN: 09593020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/ies-2002-0096     Document Type: Article

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