Muscle triglyceride and glycogen in endurance exercise: Implications for performance

Sports Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 151-164

  Johnson, Nathan A ^a   Stannard, Stephen R ^b   Thompson, Martin W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLYCOGEN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ATHLETE; BODY FAT; CARBOHYDRATE DIET; CELL LEVEL; ENDURANCE; EXERCISE; GLYCOGEN METABOLISM; GLYCOGEN MUSCLE LEVEL; HUMAN; INTRAMYOCELLULAR TRIGLYCERIDE; LIPID METABOLISM; LIPID STORAGE; MUSCLE LEVEL; NONHUMAN; PERFORMANCE; REVIEW;

ENERGY METABOLISM; EXERCISE; GLYCOGEN; HUMANS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; SPORTS; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; TRIGLYCERIDES;

EID: 1542721931     PISSN: 01121642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/00007256-200434030-00002     Document Type: Review

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