Repeated Carbon Monoxide Inhalation in Sports: A New Frontier or a Dangerous Gamble?

Billy Sperlich¹, Hans-Christer Holmberg^{2

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4}, Marcos Martin-Rincon⁵, Øyvind Skattebo⁶, Jamie F Burr⁷, Jostein Hallen⁶, Robert C Boushel⁴, Jose A L Calbet^{4

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Affiliations

¹ Integrative and Experimental Exercise Science and Training Science, Institute of Sport Sciences, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany.
² Department of Health, Education and Technology, Luleå University of Technology, Luleå, Sweden.
³ Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Biomedicum C5, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
⁴ School of Kinesiology, Faculty of Education, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
⁵ Department of Physical Education, and Research Institute of Biomedical and Health Sciences (IUIBS), University of las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain.
⁶ Department of Physical Performance, Norwegian School of Sport Sciences, Oslo, Norway.
⁷ Department of Human Health & Nutritional Science, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada.

Editorial

Billy Sperlich et al. Scand J Med Sci Sports. 2024 Dec.

. 2024 Dec;34(12):e70005.

doi: 10.1111/sms.70005.

Billy Sperlich¹, Hans-Christer Holmberg^{2

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4}, Marcos Martin-Rincon⁵, Øyvind Skattebo⁶, Jamie F Burr⁷, Jostein Hallen⁶, Robert C Boushel⁴, Jose A L Calbet^{4

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¹ Integrative and Experimental Exercise Science and Training Science, Institute of Sport Sciences, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany.
² Department of Health, Education and Technology, Luleå University of Technology, Luleå, Sweden.
³ Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Biomedicum C5, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
⁴ School of Kinesiology, Faculty of Education, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
⁵ Department of Physical Education, and Research Institute of Biomedical and Health Sciences (IUIBS), University of las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain.
⁶ Department of Physical Performance, Norwegian School of Sport Sciences, Oslo, Norway.
⁷ Department of Human Health & Nutritional Science, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada.

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