Relationship between changes in haemoglobin mass and maximal oxygen uptake after hypoxic exposure

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 47, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2013, Pages

  Saunders, Philo U ^a,b   Garvican Lewis, Laura A ^a,b   Schmidt, Walter F ^c   Gore, Christopher J ^a,b,d  

^a AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF SPORT   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

^d FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

AEROBIC FITNESS/VO2 MAX; ALTITUDE; ANOXIA; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; BICYCLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; ELITE PERFORMANCE; ENDURANCE; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLISM; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; RUNNING; SWIMMING; WALKING;

AEROBIC FITNESS/VO2 MAX; ALTITUDE; ELITE PERFORMANCE; ENDURANCE; EXERCISE;

ALTITUDE; ANOXIA; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; BICYCLING; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; MALE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL EXERTION; RUNNING; SWIMMING; WALKING;

EID: 84888588001     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: 14730480     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2013-092841     Document Type: Review

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