Usefulness of combining intermittent hypoxia and physical exercise in the treatment of obesity

Journal of Physiology and Biochemistry

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 289-304

  Urdampilleta, Aritz ^a   González Muniesa, Pedro ^b   Portillo, María P ^a   Martínez, J Alfredo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Body weight loss; Intermittent hypoxia; Obesity; Physical exercise; Treatment

Indexed keywords

APPETITE STIMULANT; GLUCOSE TRANSPORTER 4; GLYCOLYTIC ENZYME; NORADRENALIN; SEROTONIN; TESOFENSINE;

ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTERIOLE; BARIATRIC SURGERY; BODY COMPOSITION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIET THERAPY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; EXERCISE; HUMAN; INSULIN SENSITIVITY; INTERMITTENT HYPOXIA; LIPID STORAGE; MITOCHONDRION; NORADRENALIN BLOOD LEVEL; OBESITY; REVIEW; SEROTONIN BLOOD LEVEL; VASODILATATION; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ANIMALS; ANOXIA; APNEA; EXERCISE THERAPY; HUMANS; INSULIN RESISTANCE; OBESITY;

EID: 84864069256     PISSN: 11387548     EISSN: 18778755     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13105-011-0115-1     Document Type: Review

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