Possible mechanisms of central nervous system fatigue during exercise

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 45-57

  Davis, J Mark ^a   Bailey, Stephen P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; AMMONIA; CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; CYTOKINE; DOPAMINE; PROLONGED EXERCISE; SEROTONIN

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; AMMONIA; CYTOKINE; DOPAMINE; SEROTONIN;

CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEPRESSION; DOPAMINE BRAIN LEVEL; DOPAMINE METABOLISM; DOPAMINERGIC ACTIVITY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FATIGUE; MOTIVATION; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NUTRITION; SEROTONIN BRAIN LEVEL; SEROTONIN RELEASE;

ANIMALS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; EXERCISE; FATIGUE; HUMANS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NEUROTRANSMITTER AGENTS; NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY;

EID: 0031038375     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005768-199701000-00008     Document Type: Conference Paper

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