N-acetylcysteine's attenuation of fatigue after repeated bouts of intermittent exercise: Practical implications for tournament situations

International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 451-461

  Cobley, James N ^a   McGlory, Chris ^a   Morton, James P ^a   Close, Graeme L ^a  

^a LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

DOMS; Eccentric; Free radical; NAC; ROS; Soreness

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; CREATINE KINASE; LACTIC ACID; PLACEBO;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPETITION; CONJUNCTIVITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATINE KINASE BLOOD LEVEL; DIARRHEA; DIZZINESS; DRUG SAFETY; DYNAMOMETRY; EXERCISE; FATIGUE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN TISSUE; INDIGESTION; ISOKINETIC EXERCISE; LACTATE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FUNCTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; SCORING SYSTEM; SIDE EFFECT; SUPPLEMENTATION; SWEATING; TORQUE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 81155131519     PISSN: 1526484X     EISSN: 15432742     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/ijsnem.21.6.451     Document Type: Article

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