The effect of competition on salivary testosterone in elite female athletes

International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 538-542

  Hamilton, Lisa Dawn ^a   Van Anders, Sari M ^a   Cox, David N ^a   Watson, Neil V ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Androgen; Challenge hypothesis; Competition; Sports; Testosterone; Women

Indexed keywords

TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; SALIVA; WRESTLING;

COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; SALIVA; TESTOSTERONE; WRESTLING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77649219562     PISSN: 15550265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/ijspp.4.4.538     Document Type: Article

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