Effects of high-dose large neutral amino acid supplementation on exercise, motor skill, and mental performance in Australian rules football players

Applied Physiology, Nutrition and Metabolism

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 671-681

  Stepto, Nigel ^a,b   Shipperd, Benjamin B ^c   Hyman, Graeme ^c   Mcinerney, Bernie ^d   Pyne, David B ^e  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF SPORT   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cognitive function; Fatigue; Mood states; Serotonin; Team sport; Tryptophan

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; SEROTONIN ANTAGONIST; TRYPTOPHAN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; AUSTRALIA; BLOOD; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DECISION MAKING; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG ANTAGONISM; ENDURANCE; FATIGUE; FOOTBALL; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN INTAKE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADULT; AMINO ACIDS, NEUTRAL; ATHLETES; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; AUSTRALIA; COGNITION; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DECISION MAKING; DIETARY PROTEINS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FATIGUE; FOOTBALL; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR SKILLS; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; SEROTONIN ANTAGONISTS; TRYPTOPHAN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80054015688     PISSN: 17155312     EISSN: 17155320     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/h11-073     Document Type: Article

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