Altitude and hypoxia training - A short review

International Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 565-570

  Boning D ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acclimatization; Blood volume; Endurance; Performance capacity

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; GLUCOSE; GLYCOGEN; LACTIC ACID; MUSCLE ENZYME;

ALTITUDE ACCLIMATIZATION; BLOOD VOLUME; BREATHING MUSCLE; ENDURANCE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLYCOGEN MUSCLE LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPOXIA; MUSCLE METABOLISM; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; OXYGEN TRANSPORT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PLASMA VOLUME; REVIEW; TRAINING; WORKLOAD;

EID: 0030828575     PISSN: 01724622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-972682     Document Type: Review

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