Growth hormone responses to continuous and intermittent exercise in females under oral contraceptive therapy

European Journal of Applied Physiology and Occupational Physiology

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 24-29

  Bernardes, R P ^a   Radomski, M W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b DEF AND CIV INST OF ENVIRON MED   (Canada)

Author keywords

Estradiol; Growth hormone; Intermittent and continuous exercise; Oral contraceptives; Progesterone

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; ETHINYLESTRADIOL PLUS LEVONORGESTREL; ETHINYLESTRADIOL PLUS NORETHISTERONE; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; LACTIC ACID; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; PROGESTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; ESTROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GROWTH HORMONE RELEASE; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LUTEAL PHASE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NORMAL HUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRAINING;

ADULT; BLOOD CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONTRACEPTIVE AGENTS, FEMALE; ESTRADIOL; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; LACTIC ACID; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PROGESTERONE;

EID: 0032405998     PISSN: 03015548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004210050468     Document Type: Article

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