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Beyond muscle: the effects of creatine supplementation on brain creatine, cognitive processing, and traumatic brain injury

Eimear DolanApplied Physiology & Nutrition Research Group, Hospital das Clínicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina FMUSP, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil
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Bruno GualanoApplied Physiology & Nutrition Research Group, Hospital das Clínicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina FMUSP, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil
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Eric S. RawsonDepartment of Health, Nutrition, and Exercise Science, Messiah College, Mechanicsburg, PA, USACorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 1-14 | Published online: 07 Aug 2018

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