The effects of L-carnitine L-tartrate supplementation on hormonal responses to resistance exercise and recovery

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 455-462

  Kraemer, William J ^a   Volek, Jeff S ^a   French, Duncan N ^a   Rubin, Martyn R ^a   Sharman, Matthew J ^a   Gómez, Ana L ^a   Ratamess, Nicholas A ^a   Newton, Robert U ^b   Jemiolo, Bozena ^c   Craig, Bruce W ^c   Häkkinen, Keijo ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c BALL STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

Author keywords

Growth factors; Growth hormone; Hypoxic stress; IGFBP 3 binding protein; Muscle damage; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

ANABOLIC AGENT; CARNITINE; GROWTH HORMONE; SOMATOMEDIN; SOMATOMEDIN BINDING PROTEIN 3; TARTARIC ACID; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOXIA; MALE; MUSCLE TISSUE; NORMAL HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; TISSUE INJURY;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CARNITINE; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; EXERCISE; GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR BINDING PROTEIN 3; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR I; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; TARTRATES; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 10744225638     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/1533-4287(2003)017<0455:TEOLLS>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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