The effects of four weeks aerobic training on saliva cortisol and testosterone in young healthy persons

Journal of Physical Therapy Science

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 2029-2033

  Alghadir, Ahmad H ^a   Gabr, Sami A ^a,b   Aly, Farag A ^a,c  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b MANSOURA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^c CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Aerobic exercise; Physical activity; Saliva stress hormones

Indexed keywords

EID: 84937835956     PISSN: 09155287     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1589/jpts.27.2029     Document Type: Article

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