Nitrate supplementation's improvement of 10-km time-trial performance in trained cyclists

International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 64-71

  Cermak, Naomi M ^a   Gibala, Martin J ^b   Van Loon, Luc J C ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Beet; Beetroot; Cycling; Endurance exercise

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; INSULIN; NITRATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEETROOT; BIOENERGY; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOPULMONARY FUNCTION; CYCLING; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LACTATE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; TASK PERFORMANCE; VENOUS OXYGEN TENSION;

BETA VULGARIS SUBSP. VULGARIS;

EID: 84855668394     PISSN: 1526484X     EISSN: 15432742     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/ijsnem.22.1.64     Document Type: Article

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