Influence of acute dietary nitrate supplementation on 50 mile time trial performance in well-trained cyclists

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 112, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 4127-4134

  Wilkerson, Daryl P ^a   Hayward, Giles M ^a   Bailey, Stephen J ^a   Vanhatalo, Anni ^a   Blackwell, Jamie R ^a   Jones, Andrew M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Efficiency; Exercise tolerance; Nitric oxide; Time trial

Indexed keywords

NITRATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEET; BEVERAGE; BICYCLE; BLOOD; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHEMISTRY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG EFFECT; ENDURANCE; HUMAN; MALE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSIOLOGY;

ADULT; BETA VULGARIS; BEVERAGES; BICYCLING; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; HUMANS; MALE; NITRATES; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE;

EID: 84869222339     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-012-2397-6     Document Type: Article

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