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. 2010 Apr;38(2):68-75.
doi: 10.1097/JES.0b013e3181d4957a.

Impact of alterations in total hemoglobin mass on VO 2max

Walter Schmidt  1 , Nicole Prommer
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Impact of alterations in total hemoglobin mass on VO 2max

Walter Schmidt et al. Exerc Sport Sci Rev. 2010 Apr.

Abstract

Training and hypoxia-associated changes in maximal oxygen uptake are mediated by different blood adaptations. Training increases blood volume because of plasma and red cell volume expansion, resulting in increased cardiac output, whereas hypoxia increases only red cell volume, leading to increased hemoglobin concentration and oxygen transport capacity. Blood doping mimics the altitude effects, however, by far exceeding its magnitude.

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  • Hemoglobin in exercise adaptation.
    Burge CM. Burge CM. Exerc Sport Sci Rev. 2010 Apr;38(2):41. doi: 10.1097/JES.0b013e3181d49739. Exerc Sport Sci Rev. 2010. PMID: 20335734 No abstract available.

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