期刊名称：Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition
电子版ISSN：1550-2783
出版年度：2004
卷号：1
期号：2
页码：35
DOI：10.1186/1550-2783-1-2-35
语种：English
出版社：BioMed Central
摘要：Arginine is a conditionally essential amino acid that is involved in protein synthesis, the detoxification of ammonia, and its conversion to glucose as well as being catabolized to produce energy. In addition to these physiological functions, arginine has been purported to have ergogenic potential. Athletes have taken arginine for three main reasons: 1) its role in the secretion of endogenous growth hormone; 2) its involvement in the synthesis of creatine; 3) its role in augmenting nitric oxide. These aspects of arginine supplementation will be discussed as well as a review of clinical investigations involving exercise performance and arginine ingestion.
