Timing the arrival at 2340 m altitude for aerobic performance

Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 588-594

  Schuler, B ^c   Thomsen, J J ^b   Gassmann, M ^c   Lundby, C ^a,b,c  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Acclimatization; Doping; Epo; Exercise performance; Hypoxia

Indexed keywords

ERYTHROPOIETIN; HEMOGLOBIN;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ADULT; ALTITUDE; ANOXIA; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BICYCLE; DOPING; ENDURANCE; EXERCISE; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TASK PERFORMANCE; TIME;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ADULT; ALTITUDE; ANOXIA; ANTHROPOMETRY; BICYCLING; DOPING IN SPORTS; ERYTHROPOIETIN; EXERCISE; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 35148863574     PISSN: 09057188     EISSN: 16000838     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0838.2006.00611.x     Document Type: Article

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