Red blood cells in sports: Effects of exercise and training on oxygen supply by red blood cells

Frontiers in Physiology

Volumn 4 NOV, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Mairbäurl, Heimo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

2,3 DPG; ATP; Blood gasses; Erythropoiesis; Hb O2 affinity; Hypoxia inducible factor; Intravascular hemolysis; NO

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; CARBON DIOXIDE; HEMOGLOBIN; NITRIC OXIDE; OXYGEN;

ATHLETE; ERYTHROCYTE DEFORMABILITY; ERYTHROCYTE GAS TRANSPORT; ERYTHROCYTE METABOLISM; ERYTHROPOIESIS; EXERCISE; EXHALATION; HEMATOCRIT; HUMAN; INTRAVASCULAR HEMOLYSIS; LUNG GAS EXCHANGE; MUSCLE BLOOD FLOW; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; OXYGEN AFFINITY; OXYGEN SUPPLY; OXYGEN TRANSPORT; PLASMA VOLUME; REVIEW; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SPORT; TISSUE OXYGENATION; VASODILATATION;

EID: 84889638406     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1664042X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2013.00332     Document Type: Review

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