Effects of supplementation with acai (Euterpe oleracea Mart.) berry-based juice blend on the blood antioxidant defence capacity and lipid profile in junior hurdlers. A pilot study

Biology of Sport

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 161-168

  Sadowska Krępa, Ewa ^a   Klapcinska B ^a   Podgorski T ^b   Szade, B ^a   Tyl, K ^a   Hadzik, A ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF SPORT SCIENCES   (Poland)

^b POZNAN UNIVERSITY OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION   (Poland)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Exercise; Junior athletes; Lipoproteins; Plant polyphenols

Indexed keywords

EID: 84928607367     PISSN: 0860021X     EISSN: 20831862     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5604/20831862.1144419     Document Type: Article

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