title: Fiber Type-Specific Effects of Dietary Nitrate.
abstract: Dietary nitrate supplementation increases circulating nitrite concentration, and the subsequent reduction of nitrite to nitric oxide is promoted in hypoxic environments. Given that PO2 is lower in Type II compared with Type I muscle, this article examines the hypothesis that the ergogenicity of nitrate supplementation is linked to specific effects on vascular, metabolic, and contractile function in Type II muscle.
authors.affiliation: 1Sport and Health Sciences, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Exeter, Exeter, United Kingdom; and 2Department of Anatomy and Physiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS.
authors.forename: Andrew M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.forename: Scott K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Ferguson
authors.forename: Stephen J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Bailey
authors.forename: Anni
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vanhatalo
authors.forename: David C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Poole
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D019587:Dietary Supplements; D015444:Exercise / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D000860:Hypoxia / Q000503:physiopathology; D009119:Muscle Contraction / Q000502:physiology; D018763:Muscle Fatigue / Q000502:physiology; D018656:Muscle Fibers, Fast-Twitch / Q000502:physiology*; D009566:Nitrates / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000378:metabolism; D009569:Nitric Oxide / Q000378:metabolism; D009573:Nitrites / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D009566:Nitrates; D009573:Nitrites; D009569:Nitric Oxide