Do gender differences exist in the ventilatory response to progressive exercise in males and females of average fitness?

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 89, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 595-602

  Kilbride, Emma ^a   McLoughlin, Paul ^a   Gallagher, Charles G ^b   Harty, Helen R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b ST VINCENT S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

End tidal CO2; Exercise physiology; Gender differences; Respiratory control; Respiratory sensation

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BICYCLE ERGOMETER; BREATHING; CONTROLLED STUDY; END TIDAL CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; EXHAUSTION; FEMALE; FITNESS; FOLLICULAR PHASE; HEART FUNCTION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LUNG GAS EXCHANGE; LUNG VENTILATION; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NORMAL HUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION; REST; SENSORY SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; TIDAL VOLUME; WORKLOAD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CARBON DIOXIDE; EXERCISE TEST; EXERTION; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; HUMANS; MALE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PARTIAL PRESSURE; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS; SENSATION; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 0042327868     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-003-0853-z     Document Type: Article

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