Effects of 'living high, training low' on the immune function of red blood cells and on endurance performance in soccer players

Journal of Exercise Science and Fitness

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 81-86

  Zhang, Ying ^a   Hu, Yang ^a   Zhou, Fanyang ^b   Kong, Zhaowei ^a  

^a BEIJING SPORT UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Science and Research Center of Beijing Sports University   (China)

Author keywords

Hemoglobin; Hypoxia; Immunization; Intermittent endurance

Indexed keywords

EID: 32044463373     PISSN: 1728869X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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