Sex differences in linear and nonlinear heart rate variability during early recovery from supramaximal exercise

Applied Physiology, Nutrition and Metabolism

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 439-446

  Mendonca, Goncalo V ^a   Heffernan, Kevin S ^b   Rossow, Lindy ^c   Guerra, Myriam ^d   Pereira, Fernando D ^a   Fernhall, Bo ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDADE DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

^b TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITAT RAMON LLULL   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cardiac autonomic control; Exercise; Heart rate variability; Sex differences; Sympathovagal balance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEART; HEART RATE; HUMAN; INNERVATION; MALE; NONLINEAR SYSTEM; PHYSIOLOGY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SIGNAL PROCESSING; STATISTICAL MODEL; TIME; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEART; HEART RATE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; NONLINEAR DYNAMICS; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SEX FACTORS; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77958112576     PISSN: 17155312     EISSN: 17155320     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/H10-028     Document Type: Article

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