Effect of vitamin C supplements on physical performance

Current Sports Medicine Reports

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 180-184

  Braakhuis, Andrea J ^a  

^a US Olympic Committee Sport Performance   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE;

ADAPTATION; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; HUMAN; MITOCHONDRION; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; VITAMIN INTAKE; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

EID: 84867150348     PISSN: 1537890X     EISSN: 15378918     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1249/JSR.0b013e31825e19cd     Document Type: Article

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