Acute Administration of Inorganic Nitrate Reduces V˙O2peak in Endurance Athletes

Bescós, Raúl; A. Rodríguez, Ferrán; Iglesias, Xavier; D. Ferrer, Miguel; Iborra Ortega, Elena; Pons, Antoni

doi:10.1249/mss.0b013e318217d439

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Acute Administration of Inorganic Nitrate Reduces V˙O2peak in Endurance Athletes

Published in Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise • Mar 29, 2011

Authors:

Raúl Bescós

Ferrán A. Rodríguez

Xavier Iglesias

Abstract

PURPOSE: Humans can reduce inorganic nitrate (NO(3)(-)) to nitrite (NO(2)(-)), nitric oxide (NO), and other bioactive nitrogen oxides. The purpose of this study was to test the hypothesis that a single dose of inorganic nitrate before exercise might enhance the tolerance of endurance athletes to hig...

Subject

Nitrite

Nitrate

Crossover study

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