Scaling peak V̇O2 to body mass in young male and female distance runners

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 90, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 2172-2180

  Eisenmann, Joey C ^a   Pivarnik, James M ^b   Malina, Robert M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Aerobic power; Children; Maximal oxygen uptake

Indexed keywords

ALLOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY SIZE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RUNNING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGING; ALGORITHM; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; EXERCISE TEST; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGING; ALGORITHMS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; RUNNING; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 0034743989     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jappl.2001.90.6.2172     Document Type: Article

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