Ingestion of tyrosine: Effects on endurance, muscle strength, and anaerobic performance

International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 173-185

  Sutton, Erin E ^a   Coll, M Regina ^a   Deuster, Patricia A ^a  

^a UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerobic endurance; Exercise; Load carriage; Power

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO; TYROSINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDURANCE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HAND GRIP; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INGESTION; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PHYSICAL STRESS; TIME; TREADMILL EXERCISE; WEIGHT BEARING;

EID: 18244387214     PISSN: 1526484X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/ijsnem.15.2.173     Document Type: Article

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