Beta-alanine supplementation, muscle carnosine and exercise performance

Current Opinion in Clinical Nutrition and Metabolic Care

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 63-70

  Blancquaert, Laura ^a   Everaert, Inge ^a   Derave, Wim ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Dietary supplement; High intensity exercise performance; L carnosine; PH buffering

Indexed keywords

BETA ALANINE; BICARBONATE; BUFFER; CALCIUM; CARNOSINE; ANTIOXIDANT;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ATHLETE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; EXERCISE; MUSCLE; PATHOLOGY; REVIEW; SKELETAL MUSCLE; ANIMAL; DRUG EFFECTS; HUMAN; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; BETA-ALANINE; CARNOSINE; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; EXERCISE; HUMANS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL;

EID: 84916631712     PISSN: 13631950     EISSN: 14736519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MCO.0000000000000127     Document Type: Review

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