Elevation of creatine in red blood cells in vegetarians and nonvegetarians after creatine supplementation

Canadian Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 704-713

  MacCormick, Vanessa M ^a   Hill, Lisa M ^a   MacNeil, Lauren ^a   Burke, Darren G ^a   Smith Palmer, Truis ^a  

^a ST FRANCIS XAVIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Erythrocyte; Loading; Plasma

Indexed keywords

CARRIER PROTEIN; CREATINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; ERYTHROCYTE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LEAN BODY WEIGHT; MUSCLE; NORMAL HUMAN; SUPPLEMENTATION; VEGETABLE;

EID: 11844271549     PISSN: 10667814     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/h04-045     Document Type: Article

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