A role for the prefrontal cortex in exercise tolerance and termination

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 120, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 464-466

  Robertson, C V ^a   Marino, F E ^a  

^a CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXERCISE; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; HUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; PREFRONTAL CORTEX;

EXERCISE; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; HUMANS; PREFRONTAL CORTEX;

EID: 84959293079     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00363.2015     Document Type: Short Survey

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