Free-running circadian rhythms of muscle strength, reaction time, and body temperature in totally blind people

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 113, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 157-165

  Squarcini, Camila Fabiana Rossi ^a   Pires, Maria Laura Nogueira ^b   Lopes, Cleide ^c   Benedito Silva, Ana Amélia ^d   Esteves, Andrea MacUlano ^a,c   Cornelissen Guillaume, Germaine ^e   Matarazzo, Carolina ^c   Garcia, Danilo ^c   Da Silva, Maria Stella Peccin ^c   Tufik, Sergio ^c   De Mello, Marco Túlio ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSIDADE ESTADUAL DO SUDOESTE DA BAHIA   (Brazil)

^b SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronobiology disorders; Isokinetic strength; Isometric strength; Paralympics athletes

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL RHYTHM; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REACTION TIME; SKELETAL MUSCLE; THERMOREGULATION;

ADULT; BIOLOGICAL CLOCKS; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; REACTION TIME;

EID: 84872303354     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-012-2415-8     Document Type: Article

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