Hemolysis induced by an extreme mountain ultra-marathon is not associated with a decrease in total red blood cell volume

Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 18-27

  Robach, P ^a   Boisson, R C ^b   Vincent, L ^c   Lundby, C ^d   Moutereau, S ^e   Gergele L ^f   Michel, N ^g   Duthil, E ^h   Feasson L ⁱ   Millet, G Y ⁱ  

^a Site of the National School for Mountain Sports   (France)

^b HOSPICES CIVILS DE LYON   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE SAVOIE   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^e HENRI MONDOR HOSPITAL   (France)

^f UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF SAINT ETIENNE   (France)

^g Michel Laboratory   (France)

^h Department of Emergency Medicine   (France)

ⁱ UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

Author keywords

Hemolysis; Plasma volume; Running; Total red blood cell volume; Ultra endurance

Indexed keywords

ALDOSTERONE; ERYTHROPOIETIN; HAPTOGLOBIN; HEMOGLOBIN;

ADULT; ALTITUDE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; ELECTROLYTE BALANCE; ENDURANCE; ERYTHROCYTE COUNT; ERYTHROCYTE VOLUME; HEMOLYSIS; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; PLASMA; PLASMA VOLUME; RETICULOCYTE COUNT; RUNNING; TOTAL RED BLOOD CELL VOLUME; ULTRA-ENDURANCE;

HEMOLYSIS; PLASMA VOLUME; RUNNING; TOTAL RED BLOOD CELL VOLUME; ULTRA-ENDURANCE;

ADULT; ALDOSTERONE; ALTITUDE; ERYTHROCYTE COUNT; ERYTHROCYTE VOLUME; ERYTHROPOIETIN; HAPTOGLOBINS; HEMOGLOBINS; HEMOLYSIS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; PLASMA; RETICULOCYTE COUNT; RUNNING; WATER-ELECTROLYTE BALANCE;

EID: 84892901144     PISSN: 09057188     EISSN: 16000838     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0838.2012.01481.x     Document Type: Article

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