The effects of physical exercise at high altitude on adrenocortical function in humans

Functional Neurology

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 339-344

  Martignoni, Emilia ^a,c   Appenzeller, Otto ^b   Nappi, Rossella Elena ^a   Sances, Grazia ^a   Costa, Alfredo ^a   Nappi, Giuseppe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^b New Mex Hlth Enhancement M   (United States)

^c C MONDINO NATIONAL NEUROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Altitude; Cortisol; Dexamethasone; Exercise; Hypoxia; Stress

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; HYDROCORTISONE;

ADRENAL CORTEX FUNCTION; ADULT; AGED; ALTITUDE; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN TISSUE; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPOXIA; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; STRESS;

ADRENAL CORTEX; ADULT; AGED; ALTITUDE; DEXAMETHASONE; EXERTION; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0031433416     PISSN: 03935264     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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