Running from Paris to Beijing: Biomechanical and physiological consequences

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 107, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 731-738

  Millet, Guillaume Y ^a,b   Morin, Jean Benoît ^a   Degache, Francis ^a   Edouard, Pascal ^a   Feasson, Léonard ^a   Verney, Julien ^a   Oullion, Roger ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ JEAN MONNET   (France)

^b SERVICE DE NEUROLOGIE   (France)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Extreme exercise; Human locomotion; Ultra marathon

Indexed keywords

LACTIC ACID;

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BLOOD; CASE REPORT; ENDURANCE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; KNEE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSIOLOGY; RUNNING;

BIOMECHANICS; HEART RATE; HUMANS; KNEE; LACTIC ACID; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; RUNNING;

EID: 76649100435     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-009-1194-3     Document Type: Article

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