Impacts of obesity and stress on neuromuscular fatigue development and associated heart rate variability

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 208-213

  Mehta, R K ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; DISEASE COURSE; ENDURANCE; FEMALE; GOLD STANDARD; HAND GRIP; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL ARITHMETIC; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NEUROMUSCULAR FUNCTION; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; STRESS; ADAPTATION; BLOOD PRESSURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPLICATION; ENERGY METABOLISM; HAND STRENGTH; HEART RATE; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RISK FACTOR;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADULT; BLOOD PRESSURE; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; HAND STRENGTH; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84922509578     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: 14765497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ijo.2014.127     Document Type: Article

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