Exercise economy does not change after acclimatization to moderate to very high altitude

Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 281-291

  Lundby, C ^a   Calbet, J A L ^a,b   Sander, M ^a   Van Hall, G ^a   Mazzeo, R S ^c   Stray Gundersen, J ^d,e   Stager, J M ^f   Chapman, R F ^f   Saltin, B ^a   Levine, B D ^d,e  

^a Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^d PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL OF DALLAS   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^f INDIANA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cycling; Economy; Efficiency; Hypoxia; Running; Training

Indexed keywords

ACCLIMATIZATION; ADULT; ALTITUDE; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENMARK; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLISM; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; RUNNING; SKELETAL MUSCLE; UNITED STATES;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ADULT; ALTITUDE; DENMARK; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; RUNNING; TEXAS;

EID: 34248586393     PISSN: 09057188     EISSN: 16000838     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0838.2006.00530.x     Document Type: Article

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