A single dose of beetroot juice enhances cycling performance in simulated altitude

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 143-150

  Muggeridge, David J ^a,b   Howe, Christopher C F ^b   Spendiff, Owen ^b   Pedlar, Charles ^c   James, Philip E ^d   Easton, Chris ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF SCOTLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b KINGSTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c ST MARY'S UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d CARDIFF UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Exercise; Hypoxia; Nitrate; Nitrite; Supplementation

Indexed keywords

NITRIC ACID DERIVATIVE; NITRITE; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT;

ADULT; ALTITUDE; ARTICLE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; BEET; BICYCLE; BLOOD; CHEMISTRY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; EXERCISE TEST; HUMAN; MALE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TIME; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ALTITUDE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; BETA VULGARIS; BICYCLING; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; EXERCISE TEST; HUMANS; MALE; NITRATES; NITRITES; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PLANT PREPARATIONS; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84891555183     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: 15300315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1249/MSS.0b013e3182a1dc51     Document Type: Article

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