Allopurinol prevents cardiac and skeletal muscle damage in professional soccer players

Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2015, Pages e110-e115

  Sanchis Gomar, F ^a   Pareja Galeano, H ^a   Gomez Cabrera, M C ^a   Candel, J ^b   Lippi, G ^c   Salvagno, G L ^c   Mann, G E ^d   Vina J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^b Valencia CF Medical Services   (Spain)

^c ACADEMIC HOSPITAL OF PARMA   (Italy)

^d KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Free radicals; Injury; Performance; Xanthine oxidase

Indexed keywords

ALLOPURINOL; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CREATINE KINASE; CREATINE KINASE MB; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; MALONALDEHYDE; MYOGLOBIN; SCAVENGER; TROPONIN T;

ADULT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECTS; HEART; HEART MUSCLE; HUMAN; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; METABOLISM; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SOCCER; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ALLOPURINOL; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASES; CREATINE KINASE; CREATINE KINASE, MB FORM; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; GAMMA-GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; HEART; HUMANS; L-LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; MALONDIALDEHYDE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MYOCARDIUM; MYOGLOBIN; SOCCER; TROPONIN T; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84921421511     PISSN: 09057188     EISSN: 16000838     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/sms.12213     Document Type: Article

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