Plasma and urine carnitine concentrations in well-trained athletes at rest and after exercise. Influence of L-carnitine intake

Drugs under Experimental and Clinical Research

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 167-171

  Nuesch R ^a   Rossetto, M ^a   Martina, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARNITINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; CELL ENERGY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG EXCRETION; DRUG URINE LEVEL; DYNAMIC EXERCISE; EXERCISE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; NORMAL HUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TRAINING; TREADMILL ERGOMETRY;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADULT; CARNITINE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; EXERCISE; HUMANS; REFERENCE VALUES; REST; SPORTS MEDICINE;

EID: 0344995232     PISSN: 03786501     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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