Exercise-induced muscle damage is reduced in resistance-trained males by branched chain amino acids: A randomized, double-blind, placebo controlled study

Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition

Volumn 9, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Howatson, Glyn ^a,b   Hoad, Michael ^c   Goodall, Stuart ^a   Tallent, Jamie ^a   Bell, Phillip G ^a   French, Duncan N ^a  

^a NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^c ST MARY'S UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bcaa; Muscle damage; Recovery; Resistance training

Indexed keywords

EID: 84860639195     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15502783     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1550-2783-9-20     Document Type: Article

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