Carbohydrate loading and female endurance athletes: Effect of menstrual-cycle phase

International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 189-205

  McLay, Rebecca T ^a   Thomson, Christine D ^a   Williams, Sheila M ^a   Rehrer, Nancy J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Midfollicular; Midluteal; Muscle glycogen; Performance; Substrate utilization

Indexed keywords

GLYCOGEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; CARBOHYDRATE INTAKE; ENDURANCE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; GLYCOGEN MUSCLE LEVEL; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LUTEAL PHASE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; CARBOHYDRATE DIET; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; ENERGY METABOLISM; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ADULT; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DIETARY CARBOHYDRATES; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; GLYCOGEN; HUMANS; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE;

EID: 34250326805     PISSN: 1526484X     EISSN: 15432742     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/ijsnem.17.2.189     Document Type: Article

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