Skeletal muscle total creatine content and creatine transporter gene expression in vegetarians prior to and following creatine supplementation

International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 517-531

  Watt, Kenneth K O ^a   Garnham, Andrew P ^a   Snow, Rodney J ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Creatine transporter; Ergogenic aid; Gene expression; Nutritional supplement

Indexed keywords

CREATINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CREAT GENE; CREATININE CLEARANCE; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MUSCLE METABOLISM; NORMAL HUMAN; SAMPLING; SKELETAL MUSCLE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VEGETARIAN; VEGETARIAN DIET;

EID: 6344241328     PISSN: 1526484X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/ijsnem.14.5.517     Document Type: Article

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