Oxygen uptake efficiency plateau: Physiology and reference values

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 112, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 919-928

  Sun, Xing Guo ^a   Hansen, James E ^a   Stringer, William W ^a   Ward, Susan A ^b  

^a St John's Cardiovascular Research Center   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Cardiopulmonary exercise testing; Cardiovascular health; Normal values; Oxygen uptake efficiency plateau; Physiology

Indexed keywords

OXYGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANAEROBIC THRESHOLD; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; FITNESS; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PRODUCTIVITY; REFERENCE VALUE; STANDARD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANAEROBIC THRESHOLD; EFFICIENCY; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OXYGEN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL FITNESS; REFERENCE VALUES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84860549718     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-011-2030-0     Document Type: Article

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