Effectiveness of three short intermittent hypobaric hypoxia protocols: Hematological responses

Journal of Exercise Physiology Online

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 64-76

  Casas, Héctor ^a   Casas, Mireia ^a   Ricart, Antoni ^b   Rama, Ramón ^a   Ibáñez, Jordi ^a   Palacios, Luis ^a   Rodríguez, Ferran A ^c   Ventura, Josep L ^b   Viscor, Ginés ^a   Pagés, Teresa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI DE BELLVITGE   (Spain)

^c Inst Nac d'Educ Fis de Catalunya   (Spain)

Author keywords

Altitude; Erythropoiesis; Hypobaric chamber; Hypoxia; Intermittent exposure

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

ADULT; ALTITUDE ACCLIMATIZATION; ARTICLE; CLIMBING; CLINICAL PATHWAY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHROCYTE COUNT; ERYTHROPOIESIS; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC ELEVATION; HEMATOCRIT; HEMATOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HUMAN; HYPOBARISM; HYPOXIA; MALE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE TRAINING; NORMAL HUMAN; RETICULOCYTE COUNT;

EID: 0005762727     PISSN: 10979751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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