Gender differences in blood ammonia response during exercise

Archives of Physiology and Biochemistry

Volumn 105, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 203-209

  Derave, W ^a   Bouckaert, J ^a   Pannier, J L ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

ammonia blood level; gender differences; lactate; physical exercise

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMMONIA BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; AMMONIA; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 0030767885     PISSN: 13813455     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/apab.105.2.203.12925     Document Type: Article

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