Decreased anaerobic performance and hormone adaptation after expedition to Peak Lenin

Chinese Medical Journal

Volumn 121, Issue 22, 2008, Pages 2229-2233

  Chen, Kung Tung ^a   Chen, Yu Yawn ^b   Wu, Huey June ^c   Chang, Chen Kang ^b   Lee, Wen Tsung ^a,d   Lu, Yen Yuan ^d   Liu, Chieh Chung ^e   Yang, Rong Sen ^f   Lin, Jung Charng ^c  

^a MINGHSIN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY OF SPORT   (Taiwan)

^c CHINESE CULTURE UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d KUO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^e YUANPEI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^f NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Anaerobic exercise; Endocrine; High altitude expedition; Mean power; Peak power

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; BETA ENDORPHIN; DOPAMINE; GLUCAGON; GROWTH HORMONE; HYDROCORTISONE; NORADRENALIN; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; ALTITUDE; ANAEROBIC CAPACITY; ANAEROBIC EXERCISE; ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BICYCLE ERGOMETER; BIOENERGY; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HORMONE RELEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPOXIA; IMPEDANCE; MALE; MOUNTAINEERING; NORMAL HUMAN; SEA LEVEL;

EID: 62749115149     PISSN: 03666999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00029330-200811020-00004     Document Type: Article

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