Salivary alpha amylase not chromogranin A reflects sympathetic activity: exercise responses in elite male wheelchair athletes with or without cervical spinal cord injury

Background: Salivary alpha-amylase (sAA) and chromogranin A (sCgA) have both been suggested as non-invasive markers for sympathetic nervous system (SNS) activity. A complete cervical spinal cord injury leading to tetraplegia is accompanied with sympathetic dysfunction; the aim of this study was to e...

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Main Authors: Christof Leicht, Thomas A.W. Paulson, Vicky Goosey-Tolfrey, Nicolette Bishop
Format: Default Article
Published: 2017
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Mechanical engineering not elsewhere classified
Other health sciences not elsewhere classified
Adrenaline
Catecholamines
Cortisol
Sympathetic dysfunction
Testosterone
Wheelchair athlete
Wheelchair propulsion
Mechanical Engineering
Medical and Health Sciences not elsewhere classified
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/2134/23607
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