Physiology of elite young female athletes

Medicine and Sport Science

Volumn 56, Issue , 2010, Pages 23-46

  McManus, Alison M ^a   Armstrong, Neil ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LACTIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; BLOOD; BLOOD VOLUME; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY SIZE; CHILD; CONVALESCENCE; ENERGY METABOLISM; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FEMALE ATHLETE TRIAD; FITNESS; HUMAN; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PUBERTY;

ADOLESCENT; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; BLOOD VOLUME; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY SIZE; CHILD; ENERGY METABOLISM; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FEMALE ATHLETE TRIAD SYNDROME; HUMANS; LACTATES; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL FITNESS; PUBERTY; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION;

EID: 78751540429     PISSN: 02545020     EISSN: 16622812     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1159/000320626     Document Type: Article

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