Aspartate as an ergogenic supplement

Sports Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 9-16

  Trudeau, François ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À TROIS RIVIÈRES   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aspartic acid, therapeutic use; Exercise; Exercise therapy

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; ARGININE; ASPARAGINE; ASPARTIC ACID; CARNITINE; FATTY ACID; ORNITHINE;

CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; ENDURANCE; EXERCISE; FATTY ACID OXIDATION; HUMAN; HYPERAMMONEMIA; MUSCLE EXERCISE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

EID: 37148998771     PISSN: 01121642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/00007256-200838010-00002     Document Type: Review

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