Effects of creatine supplementation on homocysteine levels and lipid peroxidation in rats

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 102, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 110-116

  Deminice, Rafael ^a   Portari, Guilherme Vannucchi ^a   Vannucchi, Helio ^a   Jordao, Alceu Afonso ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Creatine supplementation; Homocysteine; Lipid peroxidation; Methyl balance

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CREATINE; GLUTATHIONE; HOMOCYSTEINE; LIPID; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMISTRY; BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; GLUTATHIONE METABOLISM; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MEASUREMENT; METABOLITE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RAT; ANIMAL; BLOOD; CHEMICAL PHENOMENA; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG ADMINISTRATION; DRUG EFFECT; MUSCLE; RANDOMIZATION; WISTAR RAT;

RATTUS;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CREATINE; DEPRESSION, CHEMICAL; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; GLUTATHIONE; HOMOCYSTEINE; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MUSCLES; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCES;

EID: 69249214233     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: 14752662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0007114508162985     Document Type: Article

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