Cerebral blood flow and metabolism during exercise: Implications for fatigue

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 104, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 306-314

  Secher, Neils H ^a   Seifert, Thomas ^b   Van Lieshout, Johannes J ^b  

^a Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Ammonium; Central fatigue; Cerebral blood flow; Cerebral metabolic ratio; Glucose; Glycogen; Lactate; Oxygen; Temperature

Indexed keywords

BRAIN ARTERY; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; BRAIN METABOLISM; BRAIN OXYGEN TENSION; EXERCISE; FATTY ACID DESATURATION; HYPERVENTILATION; HYPOCAPNIA; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY; JUGULAR VEIN; MUSCLE FATIGUE; OXYGEN DIFFUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

AMMONIA; ANIMALS; BRAIN; CEREBROVASCULAR CIRCULATION; ENERGY METABOLISM; EXERCISE; GLYCOGEN; HUMANS; INTERLEUKIN-6; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION;

EID: 38349178233     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00853.2007     Document Type: Review

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