Rowing, the ultimate challenge to the human body - Implications for physiological variables

Clinical Physiology and Functional Imaging

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 241-244

  Volianitis, Stefanos ^a   Secher, Niels H ^b  

^a AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b University of Copenhagen   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Bicarbonate; Blood lactate; Blood pH; Heart size; Maximal oxygen uptake; Plasma catecholamines; Potassium; Ventilation

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; ANTHROPOMETRY; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD VOLUME; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; BRAIN METABOLISM; ENDOCRINE FUNCTION; HEART FUNCTION; HEART OUTPUT; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; KINETICS; LUNG VENTILATION; MENTAL STRESS; MUSCLE CELL; OXYGEN AFFINITY; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; OXYGEN TRANSPORT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; ROWING; SPORTS MEDICINE; STARLING LAW; TISSUE OXYGENATION;

ENERGY METABOLISM; HEART; HUMANS; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; PHYSICAL EXERTION; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS; SHIPS; SPORTS;

EID: 67049167368     PISSN: 14750961     EISSN: 1475097X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-097X.2009.00867.x     Document Type: Review

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