Vitamin D and physical performance

Sports Medicine

Volumn 43, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 601-611

  Moran, Daniel S ^a,b,c   McClung, James P ^d   Kohen, Tal ^b   Lieberman, Harris R ^d  

^a OAK RIDGE INSTITUTE FOR SCIENCE AND EDUCATION   (United States)

^b HELLER INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Israel)

^c ARIEL UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^d U S ARMY RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CALCITRIOL RECEPTOR; SOMATOMEDIN C; VITAMIN; VITAMIN D;

ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; HUMAN; METABOLISM; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SPORT INJURY; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY; ATHLETIC INJURIES; COMPLICATION;

ATHLETIC INJURIES; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; HUMANS; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR I; RECEPTORS, CALCITRIOL; VITAMIN D; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY; VITAMINS;

EID: 84879683144     PISSN: 01121642     EISSN: 11792035     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s40279-013-0036-y     Document Type: Review

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