Dietary nitrate improves sprint performance and cognitive function during prolonged intermittent exercise

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 115, Issue 9, 2015, Pages 1825-1834

  Thompson, Christopher ^a   Wylie, Lee J ^a   Fulford, Jonathan ^a   Kelly, James ^a   Black, Matthew I ^a   McDonagh, Sinead T J ^a   Jeukendrup, Asker E ^b   Vanhatalo, Anni ^a   Jones, Andrew M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^b GSSI   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive performance; Dietary supplementation; Nitric oxide; Sprint performance

Indexed keywords

NITRIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY SUPPLEMENT; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECTS; EXERCISE; HUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RUNNING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; COGNITION; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; EXERCISE; HUMANS; NITRATES; PHYSICAL EXERTION; RUNNING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84939255244     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-015-3166-0     Document Type: Article

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