Relationship between heart rate variability and the serum testosterone-to-cortisol ratio during military service

European Journal of Sport Science

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 277-284

  Huovinen, Jukka ^a   Tulppo, Mikko ^b   Nissilä, Juuso ^c   Linnamo, Vesa ^a   Häkkinen, Keijo ^a   Kyrolainen, Heikki ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^c Polar Electro Oy   (Finland)

Author keywords

Cortisol; Heart rate variability; Military training; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960615916     PISSN: 17461391     EISSN: 15367290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17461390902874040     Document Type: Article

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