Acute L-arginine supplementation reduces the O2 cost of moderate-intensity exercise and enhances high-intensity exercise tolerance

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 109, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1394-1403

  Bailey, Stephen J ^a   Winyard, Paul G ^b   Vanhatalo, Anni ^a   Blackwell, Jamie R ^a   DiMenna, Fred J ^a   Wilkerson, Daryl P ^a   Jones, Andrew M ^a  

^a University of Exeter St Luke's Campus   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Exercise economy; Exercise performance; Muscle efficiency; Nitric oxide; Oxygen uptake; Oxygen uptake kinetics

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRITE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEVERAGE; BLOOD; BLOOD PRESSURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; HUMAN; LUNG GAS EXCHANGE; MALE; METABOLISM; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TIME; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADULT; ARGININE; BEVERAGES; BLOOD PRESSURE; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ENGLAND; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRITES; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PULMONARY GAS EXCHANGE; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78549274728     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00503.2010     Document Type: Article

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