Maximal oxygen uptake: 'classical' versus 'contemporary' viewpoints

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 591-603

  Bassett Jr , David R ^a,b   Howley, Edward T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b Exercise Science Unit   (United States)

Author keywords

AEROBIC METABOLISM; CARDIAC OUTPUT; ENDURANCE; LACTATE THRESHOLD; OXYGEN REQUIREMENT; PLATEAU; RUNNING ECONOMY

Indexed keywords

LACTIC ACID;

AEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; ENDURANCE; EXERCISE; HEART OUTPUT; HUMAN; MUSCLE METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; OXYGEN TRANSPORT; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; RUNNING; VELOCITY;

EID: 0342872064     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005768-199705000-00002     Document Type: Article

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