Effects of acute alkalosis and acidosis on performance: A meta-analysis

Sports Medicine

Volumn 41, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 801-814

  Carr, Amelia J ^a,b   Hopkins, Will G ^c   Gore, Christopher J ^a,d  

^a AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF SPORT   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

^d FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acidosis; Alkalosis; Exercise; Sports medicine

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM CHLORIDE; BICARBONATE; BUFFER; CITRATE SODIUM; CITRIC ACID; LACTIC ACID;

ACIDOSIS; ALKALOSIS; ATHLETE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; BLOOD; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; META ANALYSIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; RUNNING;

ACIDOSIS; ALKALOSIS; AMMONIUM CHLORIDE; ATHLETES; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; BUFFERS; CITRATES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LACTIC ACID; MALE; RUNNING; SODIUM BICARBONATE;

EID: 80053003967     PISSN: 01121642     EISSN: 11792035     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/11591440-000000000-00000     Document Type: Review

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