β-alanine supplementation improves isometric endurance of the knee extensor muscles

Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition

Volumn 9, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Sale, Craig ^a   Hill, Chester A ^b   Ponte, James ^c   Harris, Roger C ^d  

^a NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Southern Cycle Coaching   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHICHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^d Junipa Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

alanine; Carnosine; Intramuscular buffering; Isometric endurance

Indexed keywords

EID: 84862217562     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15502783     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1550-2783-9-26     Document Type: Article

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