Physiological and performance effects of glycerol hyperhydration and rehydration

Nutrition Reviews

Volumn 67, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 690-705

  Van Rosendal, Simon P ^a   Osborne, Mark A ^b   Fassett, Robert G ^a,c   Coombes, Jeff S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b QUEENSLAND ACADEMY OF SPORT   (Australia)

^c ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Endurance; Glycerol; Hyperhydration; Performance; Rehydration

Indexed keywords

GLYCEROL;

CARDIOVASCULAR AUTOREGULATION; DEHYDRATION; ENDURANCE; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FLUID BALANCE; FLUID INTAKE; HUMAN; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PLASMA VOLUME; REHYDRATION; REVIEW; SWEATING; TASK PERFORMANCE; THERMOREGULATION; BODY WATER; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTROLYTE BALANCE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY;

BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; BODY WATER; DEHYDRATION; GLYCEROL; HUMANS; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; WATER-ELECTROLYTE BALANCE;

EID: 76249133766     PISSN: 00296643     EISSN: 17534887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1753-4887.2009.00254.x     Document Type: Review

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