Effects of the menstrual cycle on muscle recruitment and oxidative fuel selection during cold exposure

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 111, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1014-1020

  Blondin, Denis P ^a   Maneshi, Anali ^a   Imbeault, Marie Andrée ^a   Haman, François ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Electromyography; Energy metabolism; Shivering pattern; Shivering thermogenesis

Indexed keywords

HORMONE; PROTEIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLD; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; HUMAN; LIPID METABOLISM; LUTEAL PHASE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; METABOLISM; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SHIVERING; SKELETAL MUSCLE; THERMOGENESIS; THERMOREGULATION;

ADULT; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; COLD TEMPERATURE; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; HORMONES; HUMANS; LIPID METABOLISM; LUTEAL PHASE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PROTEINS; SHIVERING; THERMOGENESIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80054700064     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00293.2011     Document Type: Article

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