The impact of sex and exercise duration on growth hormone secretion

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 101, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1641-1647

  Wideman, Laurie ^a   Consitt, Leslie ^a   Patrie, Jim ^b   Swearingin, Brenda ^a   Bloomer, Richard ^a,d   Davis, Paul ^a   Weltman, Arthur ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Endocrine; Maximal oxygen consumption

Indexed keywords

GROWTH HORMONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BODY FAT; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FITNESS; HORMONE RELEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; EXERCISE TEST; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; EXERTION; FEMALE; GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; MALE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 33845429464     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00518.2006     Document Type: Article

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