Glycine propionyl-L-carnitine modulates lipid peroxidation and nitric oxide in human subjects

International Journal for Vitamin and Nutrition Research

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 131-141

  Bloomer, Richard J ^a   Tschume, Lesley C ^a   Smith, Webb A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Carnitine; Exercise; Lipid peroxidation; Lipids; Malondialdehyde; Nitric oxide

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; CARNITINE; GLYCINE; GLYCINE PROPIONYLCARNITINE; GLYCOCARN; LIPID; MALONALDEHYDE; NITRIC OXIDE; PLACEBO; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; LIPID PEROXIDATION; NORMAL HUMAN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BLOOD CELL COUNT; BLOOD CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CARNITINE; CHOLESTEROL; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; EXERCISE; GLYCINE; HUMANS; LIPID METABOLISM; MALONDIALDEHYDE; NITRIC OXIDE; TRIGLYCERIDES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77949770935     PISSN: 03009831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1024/0300-9831.79.3.131     Document Type: Article

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