Effect of acetazolamide on leg endurance exercise at sea level and simulated altitude

Clinical Science

Volumn 110, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 683-692

  Fulco, Charles S ^a   Muza, Steven R ^a   Ditzler, Dan ^a   Lammi, Eric ^a   Lewis, Steven F ^b   Cymerman, Allen ^a  

^a U S ARMY RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acetazolamide; Acute mountain sickness; Fatigue; Hypoxia; Isolated muscle exercise; Metabolic acidosis; Ventilation

Indexed keywords

ACETAZOLAMIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ALTITUDE; ARTERIAL BLOOD; ARTICLE; BICYCLE ERGOMETER; BODY WEIGHT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEG EXERCISE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEA LEVEL; SIMULATION;

ACETAZOLAMIDE; ADULT; ALTITUDE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CARBONIC ANHYDRASE INHIBITORS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEG; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; OXYGEN; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE;

EID: 33744912263     PISSN: 01435221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/CS20050233     Document Type: Article

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