Creatine as a booster for human brain function. How might it work?

Neurochemistry International

Volumn 89, Issue , 2015, Pages 249-259

  Rae, Caroline D ^a,b   Bröer, Stefan ^c  

^a NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bioenergetics; Cognition; Creatine kinase; Neuroprotection; NMDA receptor; Phosphocreatine

Indexed keywords

CREATINE; ANTIOXIDANT; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENT;

ARTICLE; BRAIN DISEASE; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN METABOLISM; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; HIGH ENERGY PHOSPHATE; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ANIMAL; BRAIN; COGNITION; DRUG EFFECTS; ENERGY METABOLISM; METABOLISM; MITOCHONDRION; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; BRAIN; COGNITION; CREATINE; ENERGY METABOLISM; HUMANS; MITOCHONDRIA; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENTS;

EID: 84942297561     PISSN: 01970186     EISSN: 18729754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuint.2015.08.010     Document Type: Article

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