Spirulina does not decrease muscle damage nor oxdidative stress in cycling athletes with adequate nutritional status

Biology of Sport

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 249-253

  Franca, G A M ^a   Silva, A S ^a,c   Costa, M J C ^a   Moura Junior, J S ^d   Nobrega T K S ^a   Goncalves M C R ^a   Asciutti, I S R ^a,b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARAÍBA   (Brazil)

^b Paraiba Medical Sciences Faculty   (Brazil)

^c NONE   (Brazil)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Athletes; Dietary supplementation; Exercise; Muscle damage; Oxidative stress; Spirulina

Indexed keywords

EID: 79951623898     PISSN: 0860021X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5604/20831862.927489     Document Type: Article

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