Effect of 10 week beta-alanine supplementation on competition and training performance in elite swimmers

Nutrients

Volumn 4, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1441-1453

  Chung, Weiliang ^a,b   Shaw, Greg ^a   Anderson, Megan E ^c   Pyne, David B ^a   Saunders, Philo U ^a   Bishop, David J ^b   Burke, Louise M ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF SPORT   (Australia)

^b VICTORIA UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c QUEENSLAND ACADEMY OF SPORT   (Australia)

Author keywords

Athlete; Carnosine; Ergogenic aid; Exercise; Physiology; Swimming

Indexed keywords

EID: 84868146701     PISSN: 20726643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/nu4101441     Document Type: Article

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