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ALA is the acronym of Alpha-linolenic acid. It is also known as Linolenic Acid

All or None Principle refers to a principle that stimulated muscle contracts a nerve impulse either completely or not at all.

Ambient Heart Rate refers to the heart rate of a person during the day when going about day-to-day activities, but not when

Amenorrhoea refers to the cessation of regular menstrual flow in a woman of reproductive age. Excessive physical Exercise can, in some cases, cause amenorrhoea.

Deutsch: Aminosäuren / Español: Aminoácidos / Português: Aminoácidos / Français: Acides aminés / Italiano: Aminoacidi /

Amino Acids refer to the 24 basic building blocks comprised of nitrogen, carbon, hydrogen and oxygen, in the body that combine to form different types of protein.

Anabolic Steroid refers to a synthetic chemical that mimics the muscle building characteristics of testosterone - the male hormone.

Anabolism refers to the building process of tissues, mainly muscle, in the body. This might take place through the introduction of drugs or through the body's own natural reactions to

Anaerobic refers to an adjective that describes a process that takes place without oxygen.

Androgen refers to any substance that aids the development and controls the appearance of male characteristics, including the inhibition of Fat tissue and the promotion of muscle mass

Angina Pectoris refers to the chest or arm pain that results from a reduced oxygen supply to the heart muscle.

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