Coca chewing for exercise: Hormonal and metabolic responses of nonhabitual chewers

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 81, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 1901-1907

  Favier, Roland ^a   Caceres, Esperanza ^b   Guillon, Laurent ^b   Sempore, Brigitte ^b   Sauvain, Michel ^b   Koubi, Harry ^b   Spielvogel, Hilde ^b  

^a Laboratoire de Physiologie Lyon Nord   (France)

^b NONE

Author keywords

fat metabolism; glucoregulatory hormones; submaximal exercise; sympathoadrenal activation

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; FATTY ACID; GLUCAGON; GLYCEROL; INSULIN; LACTIC ACID; NORADRENALIN;

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ADULT; ALTITUDE ACCLIMATIZATION; ARTICLE; CARDIOPULMONARY HEMODYNAMICS; CLINICAL TRIAL; COCA; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; GLUCOSE HOMEOSTASIS; HABITUATION; HORMONE RESPONSE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LIPID METABOLISM; LUNG GAS EXCHANGE; NORMAL HUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL STRESS; PLANT LEAF; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029834760     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jappl.1996.81.5.1901     Document Type: Article

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