A single oral intake of arginine does not affect performance during repeated Wingate anaerobic test

Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 52-56

  Olek, R A ^a,b   Ziemann, E ^a   Grzywacz, T ^a   Kujach, S ^a   Luszczyk, M ^a   Antosiewicz, J ^a,b   Laskowski, R ^a  

^a GDANSK UNIVERSITY OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND SPORT   (Poland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GDA SK   (Poland)

Author keywords

Arginine; Nitrate; Nitrite; Physical fitness

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; NITRIC OXIDE;

ANAEROBIC THRESHOLD; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; EXERCISE TEST; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; HUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REST; TASK PERFORMANCE; TIME;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANAEROBIC THRESHOLD; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARGININE; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; EXERCISE TEST; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; HUMANS; NITRIC OXIDE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; REST; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 77952906706     PISSN: 00224707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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