Relationship between homocysteine and cardiorespiratory fitness is sex-dependent

Nutrition Research

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 593-602

  Coombes, Jeff S ^a   Fraser, David I ^b   Sharman, James E ^a   Booth, Christine ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^c Defence Nutrition Research Centre   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aerobic capacity; Cardiorespiratory fitness; Cardiovascular disease; Exercise; Homocysteine; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

HOMOCYSTEINE; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; VITAMIN B GROUP;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BICYCLE ERGOMETRY; BODY FAT; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MALE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION; SEX ROLE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VITAMIN INTAKE;

EID: 4143069342     PISSN: 02715317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nutres.2003.11.015     Document Type: Article

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