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References

Bemben, M.G., Bemben, D.A., Loftiss, D.D., and A.W. Knehans. Creatine Supplementation during Resistance Training in College Football Athletes. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise. 33(10): 1667-73, 2001.

Brenner, M., Rankin, J.W., and D. Sebolt. The Effect of Creatine Supplementation during Resistance Training in Women. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research. 14(2): 207-13, 2000.

Burke, D.G., Silver, S., Holt, L.E., Smith-Palmer, T., Culligan, C.J., and P.D. Chilibeck. The Effect of Continuous Low Dose Creatine Supplementation on Force, Power, and Total Work. International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism. 10(3): 235-44, 2000.

Duarte, J., Neuparth, M., Soares, J., and H.J. Appell. Oral Creatine Supplementation in Mice Induces Hepatic Protein Overload. Revista Portuguesa de Ciencias do Desporto. 1(3): 40-3, 2001.

Edwards, M.R., Rhodes, E.C., McKenzie, D.C., and A.N. Belcastro. The Effect of Creatine Supplementation on Anaerobic Performance in Moderately Active Men. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research. 14(1): 75-9, 2000.

Gotshalk, L.A., Volek, J.S., Staron, R.S., Denegar, C.R., Hagerman, F.C., and W.J. Kraemer. Creatine Supplementation Improves Muscular Performance in Older Men. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise. 34(3): 537-43, 2002.

Izquierdo, M., Ibanez, J., Gonzalez-Badillo, J.J., and E.M. Gorostiaga. Effects of Creatine Supplementation on Muscle Power, Endurance, and Sprint Performance. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise. 34(2): 332-43, 2002.

Jones, A.M., Atter, T., and K.P. Georg. Oral Creatine Supplementation Improves Multiple Sprint Performance in Elite Ice-Hockey Players. Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness. 39(3): 189-96, 1999.

Kutz,-M-R; Gunter,-M-J. Creatine monohydrate supplementation on body weight and percent body fat.  J-Strength-Cond-Res. 2003 Nov; 17(4): 817-21.

Lehmkuhl,-M; Malone,-M; Justice,-B; Trone,-G; Pistilli,-E; Vinci,-D; Haff,-E-E; Kilgore,-J-L; Haff,-G-G. The effects of 8 weeks of creatine monohydrate and glutamine supplementation on body composition and performance measures. J-Strength-Cond-Res. 2003 Aug; 17(3): 425-38

Mujika, I., Padilla, S., Ibanez, J., Izquierdo, M., and E. Gorostiaga. Creatine Supplementation and Sprint Performance in Soccer Players. 32(2): 518-25, 2000.

O'Connor,-D-M; Crowe,-M-J. Effects of beta-hydroxy-beta-methylbutyrate and creatine monohydrate supplementation on the aerobic and anaerobic capacity of highly trained athletes. Journal-of-sports-medicine-and-physical-fitness, 2003.

Poortmans, J.R., Auquier, H., Renaut, V., Durussel, A., Sugy, M., and G.R. Brisson. Effect of Short-Term Creatine Supplementation on Renal Responses in Men. European Journal of Applied Physiology and Occupational Physiology. 76(6): 566-7, 1997.

Poortmans, J.R., and M. Francaux. Adverse Effects of Creatine Supplementation: Fact or Fiction? Sports Medicine. 30(3): 155-70, 2000.

Poortmans, J.R., and M. Francaux. Long-Term Oral Creatine Supplementation Does Not Impair Renal Function in Healthy Athletes. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise. 31(8): 1108-10, 1999.

Potteiger, J.A., Carper, M.J., Randall, J.C., Magee, L.J., Jacobsen, D.J., and M.W. Hulver. Changes in Lower Leg Anterior Compartment Pressure before, during, and after Creatine Supplementation. Journal of Athletic Training. 37(2): 157-63, 2002.

Robinson, T.M., Sewell, D.A., Casey, A., Steenge, G. and P.L. Greenhaff. Dietary Creatine Supplementation Does Not Affect some Haematological Indices, or Indices of Muscle Damage and Hepatic and Renal Function. British Journal of Sports Medicine. 34(4): 284-8, 2000.

Stevenson, S.W., and G.A. Dudley. Dietary Creatine Supplementation and Muscular Adaptation to Resistive Overload. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise. 33(8): 1304-10, 2001.

Taes, Y.E., Delanghe, J.R., Wuyts, B., Van de Voorde, J., and N.H. Lameire. Creatine Supplementation Does Not Affect Kidney Function in an Animal Model with Pre-Existing Renal Failure. Nephrology Dialysis and Transplant. 18(2): 258-64, 2003.

Tarnopolsky, M.A., Parise, G., Yardley, N.J., Ballantyne, C.S., Olatunji, S., and S.M. Phillips. Creatine-Dextrose and Protein-Dextrose Induce Similar Strength Gains during Training. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise. 33(12): 2044-52, 2001.

Waldron, J.E., Pendlay, G>W., Kilgore, T.G., Haff, G.G., Reeves, J.S., and J.L. Kilgore. Concurrent Creatine Monohydrate Supplementation and Resistance Training Does Not Affect Markers of Hepatic Function in Trained Weightlifters. Journal of Exercise Physiology Online. 5(1), 2002.

Wilder, N., Gilders, R., Hagerman, F., and R.G. Deivert. The Effects of a 10-Week, Periodized, Off-Season Resistance-Training Program and Creatine Supplementation among Collegiate Football Players. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research. 16(3): 343-52, 2002.


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