The acute effects of a low and high dose of oral L-arginine supplementation in young active males at rest

Applied Physiology, Nutrition and Metabolism

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 405-411

  Forbes, Scott C ^a   Bell, Gordon J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Amino acids; Growth hormone; Insulin; Nitric oxide; Nutrition; Supplements

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; GROWTH HORMONE; NITRATE; NITRITE; SOMATOMEDIN C;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLISM; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REST;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADULT; ARGININE; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR I; MALE; NITRATES; NITRITES; REST; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79956362331     PISSN: 17155312     EISSN: 17155320     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/h11-035     Document Type: Article

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