Influence of moderate altitude on blood lactate and heart rate in a standardized exercise test in healthy volunteers

Acta Physiologica Hungarica

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 139-146

  Koch, Horst J ^a   Raschka, C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL REGENSBURG   (Germany)

^b GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Altitude; Exercise test; Heart rate; Lactate

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ADULT; ALTITUDE; ALTITUDE ACCLIMATIZATION; ARTERIAL OXYGEN SATURATION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; LACTATE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; SEA LEVEL; STANDARDIZATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TRAINING; WORKLOAD;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ADULT; ALTITUDE; BLOOD PRESSURE; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; LACTIC ACID; MALE;

EID: 27144529951     PISSN: 0231424X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1556/APhysiol.92.2005.2.4     Document Type: Article

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