Effects of an amino acid/creatine energy supplement on the acute hormonal response to resistance exercise

International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 608-623

  Ratamess, Nicholas A ^a   Hoffman, Jay R ^a   Ross, Ryan ^a   Shanklin, Miles ^a   Faigenbaum, Avery D ^a   Kang, Jie ^a  

^a The College of New Jersey   (United States)

Author keywords

Branched chain amino acids; Energy drink; Growth hormone; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

CAFFEINE; CREATINE; ESSENTIAL AMINO ACID; GLUCURONOLACTONE; GROWTH HORMONE; MALTODEXTRIN; PLACEBO; TAURINE; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; ENDURANCE; EXERCISE; FATIGUE; GROWTH HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; SPORTS DRINK; TASK PERFORMANCE; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 37549037835     PISSN: 1526484X     EISSN: 15432742     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/ijsnem.17.6.608     Document Type: Article

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