Short-term creatine supplementation improves maximum quadriceps contraction in women

International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 87-96

  Kambis, Kenneth W ^a   Pizzedaz, Sarah K ^a  

^a The College of William and Mary   (United States)

Author keywords

Fat free mass; Muscle function; Power; Strength

Indexed keywords

CREATINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY FAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFECT; DYNAMOMETRY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; ISOKINETIC EXERCISE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE MASS; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NORMAL HUMAN; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; TORQUE; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

EID: 0037350433     PISSN: 10501606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/ijsnem.13.1.87     Document Type: Article

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