Effects of acute versus chronic L-Carnitine L-tartrate supplementation on metabolic responses to steady state exercise in males and females

International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 386-400

  Abramowicz, Weronika N ^a   Galloway, Stuart D R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carbohydrate oxidation; Fat oxidation; Gender

Indexed keywords

CARNITINE; TARTARIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INSULIN SENSITIVITY; MACRONUTRIENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OXIDATION; STANDARDIZATION; STEADY STATE;

EID: 24644485680     PISSN: 1526484X     EISSN: 15432742     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/ijsnem.15.4.386     Document Type: Article

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