The Physiology and Pathophysiology of Exercise Tolerance [Hardcover]

1. Introduction.- 1. Greeting Address of the German Society of Cardiology in Honor of Professor Martin Stauch.- 2. Professor Martin Stauch: His Career.- 3. The Beginning of Applied Physiology and Sports Medicine in Ulm.- 4. Preventative Cardiology and Physical Activity: An Overview.- 2. The Physiological Basis of Muscular Fatigue.- 5. Mechanism of Fatigue in Small Muscle Groups.- 6. Factors Contributing to Enhanced Fatigue-Resistance in Low-Frequency Stimulated Muscle.- 7. Energy Metabolism and Muscle Fatigue during Exercise.- 8. Differences in Concentrically and Eccentrically Determined Local Muscle Endurance of the Shoulder Musculature with Different Training Status.- 9. Inactivity Alters Structural and Functional Properties of the Neuromuscular Junction.- 10. Effect of Passive and Active Recovery on PCr Kinetics.- 11. Phosphocreatine as an Energy Store and Energy Shuttle in Human Skeletal Muscles.- 3. Systemic Limitation to Maximum Exercise in Healthy Subjects.- 12. Domains of Aerobic Function and Their Limiting Parameters.- 13. Does Ventilation Ever Limit Human Performance?.- 14. Blood Flow Regulation during Exercise in Man.- 15. Thermoregulation and Fluid Balance as Possible Limiting Factors in Prolonged Exercise in Humans.- 16. Endocrine Regulation of Metabolism during Exercise.- 17. The Dynamics of Blood Flow Changes in Lower Limb Arteries during and following Exercise in Humans.- 18. Hypoxia and Anaemia Produce Equivalent Effects on Maximal Oxygen Consumption.- 19. Effect of Dry and Humid Heat on Plasma Catecholamines during Prolonged Light Exercise.- 20. Coordination of Breathing and Walking at Different Treadmill Speed and Slope Levels and Its Effects on Respiratory Rate and Minute Ventilation.- 21. Intracoronary Blockade of Nitric Oxide Synthetase Limits Coronary Vasodilation during Submaximal Exercise.- 22. Activation of Thrombocytes and the Hemostatic System during Maximal Cycle Exercise in Healthy Triathletes.- 23. Arterial O2 Desaturation during Supinlã.