Quercetin and endurance exercise capacity: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 43, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 2396-2404

  Kressler, Jochen ^a   Millard Stafford, Melinda ^a   Warren, Gordon L ^b  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

aerobic capacity; ergogenic; flavonoids; Sports nutrition

Indexed keywords

QUERCETIN;

ATHLETE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; BLOOD; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG EFFECT; ENDURANCE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; META ANALYSIS; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

ATHLETES; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; QUERCETIN;

EID: 81355138848     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: 15300315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1249/MSS.0b013e31822495a7     Document Type: Review

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