Effects of a 110 kilometers ultra-marathon race on plasma hormone levels

International Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 252-256

  Fournier, P E ^a   Stalder, J ^a   Mermillod, B ^a   Chantraine, A ^a,b  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Beta endorphins; Cortisol; LH; Marathon; Prolactin; Prolonged exercise; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

BETA ENDORPHIN; HYDROCORTISONE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROLACTIN; SEX HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; MARATHON RUNNER; NORMAL HUMAN; PROLACTIN BLOOD LEVEL; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; TIME; TRAINING;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BETA-ENDORPHIN; BODY WEIGHT; GONADAL STEROID HORMONES; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; PROLACTIN; RUNNING; SERUM ALBUMIN; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 0030878014     PISSN: 01724622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-972629     Document Type: Article

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