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Review
. 2019 Nov 5;20(11):e49396.
doi: 10.15252/embr.201949396. Epub 2019 Oct 21.

The evolution of human endurance: Research on the biology of extreme endurance gives insights into its evolution in humans and animals

Philip Hunter  1
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Review

The evolution of human endurance: Research on the biology of extreme endurance gives insights into its evolution in humans and animals

Philip Hunter. EMBO Rep. .

Abstract

Research into the extreme feats of endurance that humans and some animals achieve has uncovered a range of metabolic and physiological adaptations along with their evolutionary origins.

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