The effects of exercise on blood lipids and lipoproteins: A meta-analysis of studies

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 1983, Pages 393-402

  Tran, Zung Vu ^a,b   Weltman, Arthur ^a   Glass, Gene V ^a   Mood, Dale P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

HDL C; LDL C; Physical training; Serum cholesterol; Total HDL C; Triglyceride

Indexed keywords

LIPOPROTEIN;

BLOOD AND HEMOPOIETIC SYSTEM; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSIS; EXERCISE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; TRAINING;

AGE FACTORS; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHT; CHOLESTEROL; EXERTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIPIDS; LIPOPROTEINS, HDL; LIPOPROTEINS, LDL; MALE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; SEX FACTORS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; TIME FACTORS; TRIGLYCERIDES;

EID: 0021064221     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: 15300315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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