No effect of short-term arginine supplementation on nitric oxide production, metabolism and performance in intermittent exercise in athletes

Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 462-468

  Liu, Tsung Han ^a   Wu, Ching Lin ^a   Chiang, Chi Wei ^a   Lo, Yu Wei ^a   Tseng, Hung Fu ^b   Chang, Chen Kang ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY OF SPORT   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Amino Acids; Ammonia; Intermittent Exercise; Lactate

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; ARGININE; CITRULLINE; LACTIC ACID; NITRATE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRITE; PLACEBO;

ADULT; AMMONIA FORMATION; ANAEROBIC EXERCISE; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BICYCLE ERGOMETER; BLOOD SAMPLING; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; ERGOMETER; EXERCISE TEST; HUMAN; LACTATE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; MUSCLE TRAINING; NORMAL HUMAN; PERFORMANCE; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN DIET; PROTEIN INTAKE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SHORT COURSE THERAPY; TASK PERFORMANCE;

AMMONIA; ARGININE; CITRULLINE; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; EXERCISE; HUMANS; LACTATES; MALE; MARTIAL ARTS; NITRIC OXIDE; PLACEBOS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67349212242     PISSN: 09552863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jnutbio.2008.05.005     Document Type: Article

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