Reticulocyte profile in top-level alpine skiers during four consecutive competitive seasons

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 109, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 561-568

  Banfi, Giuseppe ^a   Tavana, Rodolfo ^b   Freschi, Marco ^b   Lundby, Carsten ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b Medical Board Italian Winter Sports Federation FISI   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Athletes; Haemoglobin; Reticulocyte; Skiing

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

ADULT; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; DOPING; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; RETICULOCYTE; RETICULOCYTE COUNT; SEASON; SKIING; STATISTICAL MODEL; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADULT; ALGORITHMS; DOPING IN SPORTS; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETICULOCYTE COUNT; RETICULOCYTES; SEASONS; SKIING; SUBSTANCE ABUSE DETECTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77954864734     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-010-1382-1     Document Type: Article

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