Effect of hypohydration and altitude exposure on aerobic exercise performance and acute mountain sickness

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 109, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1792-1800

  Castellani, John W ^a   Muza, Stephen R ^a   Cheuvront, Samuel N ^a   Sils, Ingrid V ^a   Fulco, Charles S ^a   Kenefick, Robert W ^a   Beidleman, Beth A ^a   Sawka, Michael N ^a  

^a U S ARMY RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Dehydration; Hypobaria; Hypoxia; Time trial

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALTITUDE; ALTITUDE DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; DEHYDRATION; ELECTROLYTE BALANCE; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; TASK PERFORMANCE; TIME;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALTITUDE; ALTITUDE SICKNESS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; DEHYDRATION; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; HUMANS; MALE; PERCEPTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS; WATER-ELECTROLYTE BALANCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78651330520     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00517.2010     Document Type: Article

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