Gluconeogenesis during endurance exercise in cyclists habituated to a long-term low carbohydrate high-fat diet

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 594, Issue 15, 2016, Pages 4389-4405

  Webster, Christopher C ^a   Noakes, Timothy D ^a   Chacko, Shaji K ^b   Swart, Jeroen ^a   Kohn, Tertius A ^a   Smith, James A H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE; DEUTERIUM; FAT; GLUCOSE; PROTEIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYCLING; ENDURANCE TRAINING; FOOD COMPOSITION; GLUCONEOGENESIS; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE OXIDATION; GLYCOGEN MUSCLE LEVEL; HABITUATION; HORMONAL REGULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN TISSUE; LIPID DIET; LIPID OXIDATION; LOW CARBOHYDRATE DIET; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 84979884822     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: 14697793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1113/JP271934     Document Type: Article

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