Effect of beta-alanine and carnosine supplementation on muscle contractility in mice

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 43-51

  Everaert, Inge ^a   Stegen, Sanne ^a   Vanheel, Bert ^a   Taes, Youri ^b   Derave, Wim ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Anserine; calcium handling; fatigue resistance; force frequency relation

Indexed keywords

ANSERINE; BETA ALANINE; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CARNOSINE; PERFORMANCE ENHANCING SUBSTANCE; TAURINE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; EVALUATION; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MALE; METABOLISM; MOUSE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ANIMALS; ANSERINE; BETA-ALANINE; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CARNOSINE; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; MALE; MICE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PERFORMANCE-ENHANCING SUBSTANCES; TAURINE;

EID: 84871609750     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: 15300315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1249/MSS.0b013e31826cdb68     Document Type: Article

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