Quercetin and vitamin C supplementation: Effects on lipid profile and muscle damage in male athletes

International Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue , 2013, Pages S58-S62

  Askari, Gholamreza ^a,b   Hajishafiee, Maryam ^c   Ghiasvand, Reza ^a,b   Hariri, Mitra ^a,b   Darvishi, Leila ^a,b   Ghassemi, Shekoofeh ^a,b   Iraj, Bijan ^a,b   Hovsepian, Volga ^a,b  

^a ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Athletes; Lipid profiles; Quercetin

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; QUERCETIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BODY FAT; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; LIPID ANALYSIS; MALE; MUSCLE INJURY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; THERAPY EFFECT; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85035929675     PISSN: 20087802     EISSN: 20088213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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