Carnitine and choline supplementation with exercise alter carnitine profiles, biochemical markers of fat metabolism and serum leptin concentration in healthy women

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 133, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 84-89

  Hongu, Nobuko ^a   Sachan, Dileep S ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Carnitine; Choline; Exercise; Fat; Humans; Leptin

Indexed keywords

3 HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID; ACETYLCARNITINE; BIOCHEMICAL MARKER; CARNITINE DERIVATIVE; CARNITINE TARTRATE; CHOLINE BITARTRATE; CHOLINE DERIVATIVE; FATTY ACID; LEPTIN; PLACEBO; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; EXERCISE; FATTY ACID OXIDATION; FEMALE; HALITOSIS; HUMAN; LIPID METABOLISM; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; URINARY EXCRETION;

EID: 0037228077     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/133.1.84     Document Type: Article

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