Improved training tolerance by supplementation with α-Keto acids in untrained young adults: a randomized, double blind, placebo-controlled trial

Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition

Volumn 9, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Liu, Yuefei ^a   Lange, Rupprecht ^a   Langanky, Juliane ^a   Hamma, Thea ^a   Yang, Bingquan ^b   Steinacker, Jürgen M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

^b SOUTHEAST UNIVERSITY   (China)

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EID: 84864461350     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15502783     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1550-2783-9-37     Document Type: Article

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