Testing for maximum oxygen consumption has produced a brainless model of human exercise performance

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 42, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 551-555

  Noakes, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OXYGEN;

BLOOD FLOW; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; ELECTROMYOGRAM; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EXERCISE; EXHAUSTION; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HEART FUNCTION; HEART OUTPUT; METABOLIC STRESS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; OXYGEN TRANSPORT; OXYGENATION; REVIEW; VASODILATATION;

CARDIAC OUTPUT; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; HUMANS; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION;

EID: 47349116317     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsm.2008.046821     Document Type: Review

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