The effects of different aerobic exercise intensities on serum serotonin concentrations and their association with Stroop task performance: a randomized controlled trial

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 116, Issue 10, 2016, Pages 2025-2034

  Zimmer, Philipp ^a   Stritt, Christian ^a   Bloch, Wilhelm ^a   Schmidt, Frank Peter ^b   Hübner, Sven Thorsten ^a   Binnebößel, Stephan ^a   Schenk, Alexander ^a   Oberste, Max ^a  

^a GERMAN SPORT UNIVERSITY COLOGNE   (Germany)

^b Hemostasiology and Pharmacology in the Hämostaseologicum Steglitz GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

5HT; Cognition; Executive function; Exercise; Physical activity; Serotonin

Indexed keywords

SEROTONIN;

ADULT; BLOOD; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDURANCE; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STROOP TEST;

ADULT; COGNITION; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; PHYSICAL EXERTION; SEROTONIN; STROOP TEST;

EID: 84983442403     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-016-3456-1     Document Type: Article

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