Sports Endocrinology

von Michelle P. Warren Kategorie: Sportmedizin ISBN: 0896035867 Kommentar abgeben

Synopsis In this text, expert physicians and researchers in sports medicine comprehensively review what is known about how physical activity effects the endocrine system and how in turn these evoked hormonal responses affect many other organs and systems of the body. Topics range from the various endocrine pathways that are altered by exercise, to the effect of hormones on performance. Other topics include the effects of exercise on puberty and growth, and the hormonal regulation of fluid homeostasis, substrate metabolism, and energy balance. A substantial part of the book is devoted to the exercising female, and the influence of exercise-driven hormonal changes on the menstrual cycle, contraceptive use, pregnancy and menopause.