Heart rate, thermoregulatory and humoral responses during a 9-day cycle race in a hot and humid climate

International Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 690-696

  Hue, O ^a   Voltaire, B ^a   Hertogh, C ^a   Blonc, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DES ANTILLES ET DE LA GUYANE   (France)

Author keywords

Cardiac drift; Cycling; Heat; Thermoregulation; Wet

Indexed keywords

LACTIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BODY MASS; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYCLING; EXERCISE; HEART RATE; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; LACTATE BLOOD LEVEL; MEAN CORPUSCULAR HEMOGLOBIN; NORMAL HUMAN; THERMOREGULATION; TYMPANIC TEMPERATURE; VENOUS BLOOD;

ADULT; BICYCLING; BLOOD CELL COUNT; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; GUADELOUPE; HEART RATE; HEAT; HOT TEMPERATURE; HUMANS; HUMIDITY; IONS; LACTIC ACID; MALE; TROPICAL CLIMATE;

EID: 33748524129     PISSN: 01724622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2005-872919     Document Type: Article

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