Changes in body mass alone explain almost all of the variance in the serum sodium concentrations during prolonged exercise. Has commercial influence impeded scientific endeavour?

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 475-477

  Noakes, Timothy David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SODIUM;

BLOOD; BODY COMPOSITION; ELECTROLYTE BALANCE; EXERCISE; HUMAN; HYPONATREMIA; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

BODY COMPOSITION; EXERCISE; HUMANS; HYPONATREMIA; SODIUM; WATER-ELECTROLYTE BALANCE; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 79954610446     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: 14730480     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsm.2010.075697     Document Type: Review

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