Oral tyrosine supplementation improves exercise capacity in the heat

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 111, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 2941-2950

  Tumilty, Les ^a   Davison, Glen ^a   Beckmann, Manfred ^b   Thatcher, Rhys ^a  

^a ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amino acid; Central fatigue; Mild hyperthermia

Indexed keywords

TYROSINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; ENDURANCE; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; HEART RATE; HEAT; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKIN TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE SENSE;

ADULT; BODY TEMPERATURE; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; HEART RATE; HOT TEMPERATURE; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; SKIN TEMPERATURE; THERMOSENSING; TYROSINE;

EID: 84855712994     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-011-1921-4     Document Type: Article

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