Creatine supplementation does not impair kidney function in type 2 diabetic patients: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, clinical trial

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 111, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 749-756

  Gualano, Bruno ^a,b   De Salles Painelli, Vitor ^a   Roschel, Hamilton ^a   Lugaresi, Rebeca ^a   Dorea, Egidio ^a   Artioli, Guilherme Giannini ^a   Lima, Fernanda Rodrigues ^a   Da Silva, Maria Elizabeth Rossi ^a   Cunha, Maria Rosária ^a   Seguro, Antonio Carlos ^a   Shimizu, Maria Heloisa ^a   Otaduy, Maria Concepción García ^a   Sapienza, Marcelo Tatit ^a   Da Costa Leite, Cláudia ^a   Bonfá, Eloisa ^a   Lancha Junior, Antonio Herbert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b University Hospital ^*  (Brazil)

Author keywords

Chronic kidney disease; Diabetes; Glomerular filtration rate; Phosphorylcreatine

Indexed keywords

CREATINE;

ARTICLE; BLOOD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; KIDNEY; KIDNEY FUNCTION TEST; MALE; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; URINE;

CREATINE; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; KIDNEY; KIDNEY FUNCTION TESTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 79958769141     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-010-1676-3     Document Type: Article

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