Sickle cell trait should be considered asymptomatic and as a benign condition during physical activity: To the editor [1]

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 103, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 2142-

  Baskurt, Oguz K ^a   Meiselman, Herbert J ^a  

^a AKDENIZ UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AUTOREGULATION; CELL AGGREGATION; ERYTHROCYTE DEFORMABILITY; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; LETTER; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SICKLE CELL TRAIT; ANIMAL; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; BLOOD; BLOOD RHEOLOGY; BREATHING MECHANICS; ENERGY METABOLISM; ERYTHROCYTE; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MORTALITY; MUTATION; NOTE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

HEMOGLOBIN S; LACTIC ACID;

ANIMALS; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; ENERGY METABOLISM; ERYTHROCYTES; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; EXERTION; HEMOGLOBIN, SICKLE; HEMORHEOLOGY; HUMANS; LACTIC ACID; MUTATION; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS; SICKLE CELL TRAIT;

EID: 36849030226     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00886.2007     Document Type: Letter

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