Circadian variation in the circulatory responses to exercise: Relevance to the morning peaks in strokes and cardiac events

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 108, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 15-29

  Atkinson, Greg ^a   Jones, Helen ^a   Ainslie, Philip N ^b  

^a LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Blood flow; Blood pressure; Endothelial function; Exercise; Hemostasis; Stroke; Suprachiasmatic nuclei; Thrombosis

Indexed keywords

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; AGE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BLOOD PRESSURE; BRAIN; BRAIN CIRCULATION; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; ENDURANCE; EXERCISE; HAND STRENGTH; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SLEEP; STROKE; SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEUS; TIME; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM;

AGE FACTORS; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BLOOD PRESSURE; BRAIN; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CEREBROVASCULAR CIRCULATION; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; EXERCISE; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; PHYSICAL EXERTION; RISK FACTORS; SLEEP; STROKE; SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEUS; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 76449116867     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-009-1243-y     Document Type: Review

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