Cerebral perturbations during exercise in hypoxia

American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology

Volumn 302, Issue 8, 2012, Pages

  Verges, Samuel ^a,b   Rupp, Thomas ^a   Jubeau, Marc ^e   Wuyam, Bernard ^a,b   Esteve, François ^b,c   Levy, Patrick ^a,b   Perrey, Stéphane ^d   Millet, Guillaume Y ^a,e  

^a University Grenoble Alpes   (France)

^b GRENOBLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^c GRENOBLE INSTITUT DES NEUROSCIENCES   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MONTPELLIER   (France)

^e UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

Author keywords

Central motor command; Cerebral oxygenation; Cerebral perfusion; Cortex excitability; Endurance

Indexed keywords

ARTERIAL CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN HYPOXIA; BRAIN METABOLISM; BRAIN MITOCHONDRION; BRAIN REGION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CEREBRAL OXYGENATION; ELECTROMYOGRAM; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; HUMAN; HYPEROXIA; HYPERVENTILATION; HYPOXIA; MOTOR CONTROL; MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; MUSCLE FATIGUE; NERVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PERIPHERAL NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT;

ANOXIA; CEREBROVASCULAR CIRCULATION; EXERCISE; HUMANS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION;

EID: 84859763921     PISSN: 03636119     EISSN: 15221490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00555.2011     Document Type: Review

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