Effects of two weeks of daily apnea training on diving response, spleen contraction, and erythropoiesis in novel subjects

Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 340-348

  Engan, H ^a,b   Richardson, M X ^a   Lodin Sundstrom A ^a   van Beekvelt, M ^b   Schagatay, E ^a,c  

^a MID SWEDEN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^c Swedish Winter Sports Research Centre   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Asphyxia; Bradycardia; Breath hold training; Diving reflex; Reticulocytes; Spleen contraction

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN; OXYGEN;

ADULT; APNEA; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BRADYCARDIA; BREATH HOLDING; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIVING; ECHOGRAPHY; ERYTHROPOIESIS; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; METABOLISM; OXIMETRY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SPLEEN; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; APNEA; BRADYCARDIA; BREATH HOLDING; DIVING; ERYTHROPOIESIS; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; OXIMETRY; OXYGEN; SPLEEN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84877660891     PISSN: 09057188     EISSN: 16000838     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0838.2011.01391.x     Document Type: Article

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