Carbohydrate availability and exercise training adaptation: Too much of a good thing?

European Journal of Sport Science

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 3-12

  Bartlett, Jonathan D ^a   Hawley, John A ^a,b   Morton, James P ^a  

^a LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

AMPK; Mitochondrial biogenesis; p53; PGC 1 ; PPAR

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE DIET;

ADAPTATION; ATHLETE; CARBOHYDRATE DIET; ENERGY METABOLISM; EXERCISE; HUMAN; METABOLISM; NUTRITION; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ATHLETES; DIETARY CARBOHYDRATES; ENERGY METABOLISM; EXERCISE; HUMANS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; SPORTS NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA;

EID: 84921486982     PISSN: 17461391     EISSN: 15367290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17461391.2014.920926     Document Type: Article

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