Endocrine and metabolic responses to extreme altitude and physical exercise in climbers

European Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 157, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 733-740

  Benso, Andrea ^a   Broglio, Fabio ^a   Aimaretti, Gianluca ^a   Lucatello, Barbara ^a   Lanfranco, Fabio ^a   Ghigo, Ezio ^a   Grottoli, Silvia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; ESTRADIOL; FATTY ACID; GHRELIN; GLUCOSE; GROWTH HORMONE; HYDROCORTISONE; INSULIN; LEPTIN; LIOTHYRONINE; PRASTERONE SULFATE; PROGESTERONE; PROLACTIN; SOMATOMEDIN BINDING PROTEIN 3; SOMATOMEDIN C; TESTOSTERONE; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; HYPOPHYSIS HORMONE;

ADULT; ALTITUDE; ALTITUDE ACCLIMATIZATION; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CORTICOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; EXERCISE; FATTY ACID BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GROWTH HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE RELEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPOXIA; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; LIOTHYRONINE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; METABOLISM; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; PROLACTIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; THYROXINE BLOOD LEVEL; WEIGHT REDUCTION; ANOXIA; BLOOD; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ADULT; ALTITUDE; ANOXIA; BODY WEIGHT; ESTRADIOL; EXERCISE; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR BINDING PROTEIN 3; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR I; LEPTIN; MALE; PITUITARY HORMONES; PROGESTERONE; PROLACTIN; TESTOSTERONE; THYROXINE; TRIIODOTHYRONINE;

EID: 38349050251     PISSN: 08044643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/EJE-07-0355     Document Type: Article

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