The influence of a mild thermal challenge and severe hypoxia on exercise performance and serum BDNF

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 115, Issue 10, 2015, Pages 2135-2148

  Van Cutsem, Jeroen ^a   Pattyn, Nathalie ^a,b   Vissenaeken, Dirk ^c   Dhondt, Gino ^c   De Pauw, Kevin ^a   Tonoli, Cajsa ^a   Meeusen, Romain ^a,d   Roelands, Bart ^a,e  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^b ROYAL MILITARY ACADEMY   (Belgium)

^c QUEEN ASTRID MILITARY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^d JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e RESEARCH FOUNDATION FLANDERS FWO   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Altitude; Environmental temperature; Exercise; Reaction time

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR;

ADULT; ALTITUDE DISEASE; ANAEROBIC THRESHOLD; BLOOD; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; HEAT; HUMAN; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REACTION TIME;

ADULT; ALTITUDE SICKNESS; ANAEROBIC THRESHOLD; BRAIN-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; HOT TEMPERATURE; HUMANS; MALE; REACTION TIME;

EID: 84941880073     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-015-3193-x     Document Type: Article

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