A toast to health and performance! Beetroot juice lowers blood pressure and the O2 cost of exercise

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 110, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 585-586

  Ferreira, Leonardo F ^a   Behnke, Bradley J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NITRATE; PLANT EXTRACT;

ADULT; BEET; BEVERAGE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; EDITORIAL; GAIT; HUMAN; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT ROOT; RUNNING; WALKING;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; BETA VULGARIS; BEVERAGES; BLOOD PRESSURE; GAIT; HUMANS; MALE; NITRATES; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT ROOTS; RUNNING; WALKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79954617350     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.01457.2010     Document Type: Editorial

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