Creatine intake attenuates corticosteroid-induced impairment of voluntary running in hamsters

Applied Physiology, Nutrition and Metabolism

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 490-494

  Campos, Andrea R ^a   Serafini, Luciano N ^a   Sobreira, Claudia ^a   Menezes, Luciana G ^a   Martinez, José A B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Creatine; Exercise physiology; Steroid myopathy

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846012165     PISSN: 17155312     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/H06-025     Document Type: Article

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