Physical activity - An important preanalytical variable

Biochemia Medica

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 68-79

  Sanchis Gomar, Fabian ^a,b   Lippi, Giuseppe ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL CLÍNICO UNIVERSITARIO   (Spain)

^c ACADEMIC HOSPITAL OF PARMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biomarkers; Cellular damage; Metabolism; Plasma volume; Training

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; AMINO TERMINAL PRO BRAIN NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CARBONATE DEHYDRATASE III; CREATINE KINASE; CREATINE KINASE MB; CREATININE; CYSTATIN C; FERRITIN; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; GLYCOGEN; GLYCOGEN PHOSPHORYLASE ISOENZYME BB; GROWTH HORMONE; HEART TYPE FATTY ACID BINDING PROTEIN; HEMOGLOBIN; HEPCIDIN; HYDROCORTISONE; INTERLEUKIN 6; IRON; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; NEUTROPHIL GELATINASE ASSOCIATED LIPOCALIN; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; SOLUBLE UROKINASE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATING RECEPTOR; TESTOSTERONE; TROPONIN C; TROPONIN I; TROPONIN T; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG;

ANAEROBIC EXERCISE; ANALYTIC METHOD; BASAL METABOLIC RATE; CELL DAMAGE; ERYTHROCYTE VOLUME; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; HEMATOCRIT; HEMATOLOGICAL PROCEDURE; HEMOCONCENTRATION; HEMOSTASIS; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; IRON METABOLISM; KIDNEY FUNCTION; LABORATORY TEST; OVERTRAINING SYNDROME; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PLASMA VOLUME; REVIEW; TRAINING;

BIOMARKERS; CELLULAR DAMAGE; METABOLISM; PLASMA VOLUME; TRAINING;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BLOOD CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; EXERCISE; HUMANS; PLASMA VOLUME;

EID: 84893598909     PISSN: 13300962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11613/BM.2014.009     Document Type: Review

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