Why the study?
Does a 2-week course of intermittent hypoxic training alter hypoxic ventilatory response and blood dopamine/DOPA levels in healthy males?
Population
18 healthy male subjects, mean age 22.8+/-2.1 years
Comparison
2-week course of intermittent hypoxic training… vs Baseline (pre-training)
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
14 days
Authors
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IHT effects on ventilatory response warrant no practice change; leaves open DOPA mediation and clinical relevance.
Does a 2-week course of intermittent hypoxic training alter hypoxic ventilatory response and blood dopamine/DOPA levels in healthy males?
Intermittent hypoxic training enhances ventilatory response to severe hypoxia and increases blood DOPA levels, though changes in dopamine and DOPA do not directly correlate with ventilatory changes.
Serebrovskaya et al. (1999) studied this question.
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