Physiological effects of an ultra-cycle ride in an amateur athlete - A case report

Journal of Sports Science and Medicine

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 20-26

  Neumayr, Günther ^a,b   Gänzer, Hannes ^a   Sturm, Wolfgang ^a   Pfister, Rudolf ^a   Mitterbauer, Günther ^a   Hörtnagl, Helmut ^a  

^a Universitats HNO Klinik Innsbruck   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

Author keywords

Cycling; Exercise intensity; Heart rate; Organ functions; Ultraendurance event

Indexed keywords

EID: 54249134004     PISSN: 13032968     EISSN: 13032968     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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