In sickness and in health: The widespread application of creatine supplementation

Amino Acids

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 519-529

  Gualano, Bruno ^a   Roschel, Hamilton ^a   Lancha Jr , Antonio Herbert ^a   Brightbill, Charles E ^b   Rawson, Eric S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic diseases; Exercise performance; Nutritional supplements; Sports

Indexed keywords

CREATINE;

AGED; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG SAFETY; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; HUMAN; KIDNEY FUNCTION; LEAN BODY WEIGHT; LOW DRUG DOSE; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MYOPATHY; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECOMMENDED DRUG DOSE; REVIEW; RHEUMATIC DISEASE; SPORT;

ANIMALS; BRAIN DISEASES; CREATINE; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; HUMANS; KIDNEY; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; PERFORMANCE-ENHANCING SUBSTANCES; RESISTANCE TRAINING; SPORTS;

EID: 84864762097     PISSN: 09394451     EISSN: 14382199     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00726-011-1132-7     Document Type: Review

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