Effect of intermittent hypoxia on muscle and cerebral oxygenation during a 20-km time trial in elite athletes: A preliminary report

Applied Physiology, Nutrition and Metabolism

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 548-559

  Hamlin, Michael J ^a   Marshall, Helen C ^a   Hellemans, John ^b   Ainslie, Philip N ^c  

^a LINCOLN UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b Auckland University of Technology High Performance Sport New Zealand   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

20 km time trial; Cerebral oxygenation; Cycling; Endurance performance; Muscle oxygenation; Near infrared spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CARBON DIOXIDE; LACTIC ACID; OXYGEN; OXYHEMOGLOBIN; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANOXIA; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BLOOD FLOW; BRAIN CIRCULATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDURANCE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEART RATE; HUMAN; LUNG GAS EXCHANGE; METABOLISM; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NEAR INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; PLACEBO EFFECT; PRESSURE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TIME; VASCULARIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANOXIA; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CEREBROVASCULAR CIRCULATION; HEART RATE; HUMANS; LACTIC ACID; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; OXYGEN; OXYHEMOGLOBINS; PARTIAL PRESSURE; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; PILOT PROJECTS; PLACEBO EFFECT; PULMONARY GAS EXCHANGE; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; SPECTROSCOPY, NEAR-INFRARED; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77958100864     PISSN: 17155312     EISSN: 17155320     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/H10-044     Document Type: Article

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