Effects of branched-chain amino acids supplementation on physiological and psychological performance during an offshore sailing race

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 104, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 787-794

  Portier, Hugues ^a   Chatard, J C ^b   Filaire, E ^a   Jaunet Devienne, M F ^c   Robert, A ^d   Guezennec, C Y ^e  

^a UNIVERSITÉ D'ORLÉANS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ JEAN MONNET   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ PARIS EST CRÉTEIL   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ CLERMONT AUVERGNE   (France)

^e P le départemental de médecine du sport de l'Essonne CNR 3   (France)

Author keywords

BCAA; Nutrition; Offshore sailing; Performance; Vigilance

Indexed keywords

BRANCHED CHAIN AMINO ACID; HYDROCORTISONE; ISOLEUCINE; LEUCINE; VALINE;

ADULT; ALERTNESS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETARY INTAKE; EXERCISE; FATIGUE; HAND GRIP; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERVENTION STUDY; JUMPING; MALE; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; NORMAL HUMAN; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DIET; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SAILOR; SALIVA ANALYSIS; SALIVA LEVEL; SELF EVALUATION; SHORT TERM MEMORY; SPORT; WORKING MEMORY;

ADULT; AMINO ACIDS, BRANCHED-CHAIN; DIETARY PROTEINS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DRUG COMBINATIONS; FATIGUE; HAND STRENGTH; HEART RATE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; ISOLEUCINE; LEUCINE; MALE; MEMORY; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; SALIVA; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; VALINE;

EID: 54049130361     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-008-0832-5     Document Type: Article

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