Increase of hemoglobin concentration after maximal apneas in divers, skiers, and untrained humans

Canadian Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 276-281

  Richardson, Matt ^a   De Bruijn, Robert ^a   Holmberg, H C ^b,c   Björklund, Glenn ^a,d   Haughey, Helena ^a   Schagatay, Erika ^a  

^a MID SWEDEN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c Swedish Olympic Committee   (Sweden)

^d National Winter Sport Center   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Breath hold; Cross country skiing; Serial apneas; Spleen contraction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; APNEA; ARTICLE; BREATH HOLDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIVER; ERYTHROCYTE VOLUME; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HUMAN; MALE; SKIING; SPLEEN;

EID: 21144456041     PISSN: 10667814     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/h05-120     Document Type: Article

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