The response of sexual and stress hormones of male pro-cyclists during continuous intense competition

International Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 555-560

  Fernandez Garcia B ^a   Lucia A ^d   Hoyos, J ^c   Chicharro, J L ^b   Rodriguez Alonso, M ^a,c   Bandres F ^b   Terrados, N ^a,c,e  

^a Unidad Regional de Medicina Del Deporte Del Principado de Asturias   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^c Agrupación Deportiva Banesto pro cycling team ^*  (Spain)

^d UNIVERSIDAD EUROPEA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^e UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cortisol; Cycling; Endurance exercise; FSH; LH; Long term exercise; Prolactin; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

SEX HORMONE;

ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; COMPETITION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYCLING; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; MEDICAL PROFESSION; PROLACTIN BLOOD LEVEL; SPORT; STRESS; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; VENOUS BLOOD;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADULT; BICYCLING; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; EXERCISE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; HORMONES; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; PROLACTIN; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 18744401608     PISSN: 01724622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2002-35532     Document Type: Article

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