International Society of Sports Nutrition Position Stand: Beta-hydroxy-beta-methylbutyrate (HMB)

Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition

Volumn 10, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Wilson, Jacob M ^a   Fitschen, Peter J ^b   Campbell, Bill ^c   Wilson, Gabriel J ^d   Zanchi, Nelo ^e   Taylor, Lem ^f   Wilborn, Colin ^f   Kalman, Douglas S ^g   Stout, Jeffrey R ^h   Hoffman, Jay R ^h   Ziegenfuss, Tim N ⁱ   Lopez, Hector L ^i,j   Kreider, Richard B ^k   Smith Ryan, Abbie E ^l   Antonio, Jose ^m  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TAMPA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^d RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MARY HARDIN BAYLOR   (United States)

^g MIAMI RESEARCH ASSOCIATES   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

ⁱ Center for Applied Health Sciences   (United States)

^j Supplement Safety Solutions   (United States)

^k TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^l The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

^m NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84873054920     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15502783     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1550-2783-10-6     Document Type: Review

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