Reduced catecholamine response to exercise in amenorrheic athletes

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 34-43

  Schaal, Karine ^a   Van Loan, Marta D ^b   Casazza, Gretchen A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cortisol; epinephrine; lactate; norepinephrine; peak oxygen consumption

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; HYDROCORTISONE; LACTIC ACID; NORADRENALIN;

ADULT; AMENORRHEA; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BLOOD; BLOOD PRESSURE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; ENERGY METABOLISM; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEART RATE; HUMAN; METABOLISM; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADULT; AMENORRHEA; ATHLETES; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; ENERGY METABOLISM; EPINEPHRINE; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; LACTIC ACID; NOREPINEPHRINE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL EXERTION;

EID: 78650871862     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: 15300315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1249/MSS.0b013e3181e91ece     Document Type: Article

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