Evidence that tryptophan reduces mechanical efficiency and running performance in rats

Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 357-362

  Soares, D D ^a   Lima, N R V ^a   Coimbra, C C ^b   Marubayashi, U ^b  

^a Sch P E Phys Ther/Occup Ther   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Exercise; Fatigue; Mechanical efficiency; Metabolic rate; Tryptophan

Indexed keywords

SODIUM CHLORIDE; THIOPENTAL; TRYPTOPHAN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN; BRAIN VENTRICLE; CANNULA; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXHAUSTION; FATIGUE; MALE; METABOLIC RATE; NONHUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RUNNING; TRAINING; TREADMILL EXERCISE; ANIMAL; BIOMECHANICS; CHEMICAL PHENOMENA; DRUG EFFECT; ENERGY METABOLISM; EXERCISE; INTRACEREBROVENTRICULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; DEPRESSION, CHEMICAL; ENERGY METABOLISM; EXERTION; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENTRICULAR; MALE; METABOLISM; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RUNNING; TRYPTOPHAN;

EID: 0037212858     PISSN: 00913057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0091-3057(02)01003-1     Document Type: Article

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