Adrenergic contribution during acclimatization to high altitude: Perspectives from Pikes Peak

Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 13-18

  Mazzeo, Robert S ^a   Reeves, John T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Catecholamines; Epinephrine; Exercise; Hypoxia; Norepinephrine

Indexed keywords

ALTITUDE ACCLIMATIZATION; EXERCISE; HEART OUTPUT; HEART RATE; HEART STROKE VOLUME; HUMAN; HYPOXIA; METABOLIC RATE; NEUROMODULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SYMPATHETIC TONE; VASODILATATION;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ALTITUDE; ENERGY METABOLISM; EPINEPHRINE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LACTATES; MALE; NOREPINEPHRINE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TIME FACTORS; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

EID: 0037255530     PISSN: 00916331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003677-200301000-00004     Document Type: Review

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