Effects of creatine supplementation on the onset of neuromuscular fatigue threshold and muscle strength in elderly men and women (64-86 years)

Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 459-464

  Stout, Jeffrey R ^a   Sue Graves, B ^b   Cramer, J T ^a   Goldstein, E R ^b   Costa, P B ^b   Smith, A E ^a   Walter, A A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^b FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Creatine; Elderly; Fatigue; Isometric

Indexed keywords

CREATINE; PLACEBO;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BICYCLE ERGOMETRY; BODY WEIGHT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; GRIP STRENGTH; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MUSCLE EXERCISE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; WORK CAPACITY;

EID: 37049014698     PISSN: 12797707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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