Determinants of fat oxidation during exercise in healthy men and women: A cross-sectional study

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 98, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 160-167

  Venables, Michelle C ^a   Achten, Juul ^a   Jeukendrup, Asker E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Indirect calorimetry; Physical activity; Substrate crossover

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; CALORIMETRY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OXIDATION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRAINING; TREADMILL EXERCISE;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; BODY COMPOSITION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EXERCISE TEST; EXERTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; PHYSICAL FITNESS; SEX FACTORS; STATISTICS;

EID: 11144269089     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00662.2003     Document Type: Article

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