Salivary and plasma cortisol and testosterone responses to interval and tempo runs and a bodyweight-only circuit session in endurance-trained men

Journal of Sports Sciences

Volumn 32, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 680-689

  Tanner, Amy Vivien ^a   Nielsen, Birthe Vejby ^b   Allgrove, Judith ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH   (United Kingdom)

^c KINGSTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

acute exercise; cortisol; endurance; hormones; testosterone

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BODY WEIGHT; ENDURANCE; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; RESISTANCE TRAINING; RUNNING; SALIVA; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADULT; BODY WEIGHT; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; PHYSICAL EXERTION; RESISTANCE TRAINING; RUNNING; SALIVA; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 84894547879     PISSN: 02640414     EISSN: 1466447X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02640414.2013.850594     Document Type: Article

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