Cardiopulmonary physiology and responses of ultramarathon athletes to prolonged exercise

Canadian Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 544-563

  Blaber, Andrew P ^a   Walsh, Michael L ^a   Carter, James B ^a   Seedhouse, Erik L O ^a   Walker, Valerie E ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Heart rate variability; Maximal ventilatory power; Performance; Pulmonary function; Ultra endurance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BLOOD PRESSURE; BREATHING RATE; CARDIOPULMONARY HEMODYNAMICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEART BEAT; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LUNG FUNCTION; LUNG VENTILATION; MALE; MARATHON RUNNER; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; SUPINE POSITION; TIDAL VOLUME; TIME;

EID: 8144224916     PISSN: 10667814     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/h04-035     Document Type: Article

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