Acute variations in homocysteine levels are related to creatine changes induced by physical activity

Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 444-449

  Sotgia, Salvatore ^a   Carru, Ciriaco ^a,b   Caria, Marcello A ^a   Tadolini, Bruna ^a   Deiana, Luca ^a   Zinellu, Angelo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF BIOSTRUCTURES AND BIOSYSTEMS   (Italy)

Author keywords

Creatine; Hemoconcentration; Homocysteine; Physical exercise

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; CREATINE; GLYCINE; GUANIDINOACETIC ACID; HOMOCYSTEINE; METHIONINE; ORNITHINE;

ADULT; AMINO ACID BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BICYCLE ERGOMETRY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEHYDRATION; EXERCISE TEST; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPOTHESIS; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; SITTING; VOLUNTEER;

ADULT; ARGININE; CREATINE; EXERCISE TEST; EXERTION; GLYCINE; HOMOCYSTEINE; HUMANS; MALE; METHIONINE; ORNITHINE; PHYSICAL FITNESS;

EID: 34447620643     PISSN: 02615614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clnu.2007.05.003     Document Type: Article

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