Exercise performance of Tibetan and Han adolescents at altitudes of 3,417 and 4,300 m

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 661-667

  Chen, Qiu Hong ^b   Ge, Ri Li ^b   Wang, Xiao Zhen ^b   Chen, Hui Xin ^b   Wu, Tian Yi ^b   Kobayashi, Toshio ^b   Yoshimura, Kazuhiko ^a  

^a SHINSHU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Cardiac output; Developmental adaptation; Genetic adaptation; Maximal oxygen consumption; Ventilation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ALTITUDE ACCLIMATIZATION; ARTERIAL OXYGEN SATURATION; ARTICLE; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; HEART OUTPUT; HUMAN; LUNG MINUTE VOLUME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VITAL CAPACITY;

EID: 0030861012     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jappl.1997.83.2.661     Document Type: Article

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