Effects of oral N-acetylcysteine on fatigue, critical power, and W' in exercising humans

Respiratory Physiology and Neurobiology

Volumn 178, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 261-268

  Corn, Sarah D ^a   Barstow, Thomas J ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Critical power; Fatigue; N acetylcysteine

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; PLACEBO;

ADULT; ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; CRITICAL POWER; ELECTROMYOGRAM; EXERCISE; EXERCISE INTENSITY; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FATIGUE; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TIME TO FATIGUE;

ACETYLCYSTEINE; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANTIOXIDANTS; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE FATIGUE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80052357623     PISSN: 15699048     EISSN: 18781519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resp.2011.06.020     Document Type: Article

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