The effect of intermittent training in hypobaric hypoxia on sea-level exercise: A cross-over study in humans

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 88, Issue 4-5, 2003, Pages 396-403

  Hendriksen, Ingrid J M ^a   Meeuwsen, Ted ^a,b  

^a Aerospace Physiology Department ^*  (Netherlands)

^b Center for Man in Aviation   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Aerospace medicine; Cross over study; High altitude physiology; Hypobaric chamber; Triathletes

Indexed keywords

OXYGEN;

ADULT; AEROBIC CAPACITY; ALTITUDE ACCLIMATIZATION; ANAEROBIC CAPACITY; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BICYCLE ERGOMETER; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; ENERGY RESOURCE; EXERCISE; EXHAUSTION; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPOBARISM; HYPOXIA; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PRESSURE CHAMBER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEA LEVEL; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRAINING;

EID: 0037532631     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-002-0708-z     Document Type: Article

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