Rapid Rather than Gradual Weight Reduction Impairs Hemorheological Parameters of Taekwondo Athletes through Reduction in RBC-NOS Activation

Woo Hwi Yang; Oliver Heine; Sebastian Pauly; Pilsang Kim; Wilhelm Bloch; Joachim Mester; Marijke Grau

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0123767

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Rapid Rather than Gradual Weight Reduction Impairs Hemorheological Parameters of Taekwondo Athletes through Reduction in RBC-NOS Activation

Woo Hwi Yang,

Affiliations Institute of Training Science and Sport Informatics, German Sport University Cologne, Cologne, Germany, Olympic Training Centre Rhineland, Cologne, Germany
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Oliver Heine,

Affiliation Olympic Training Centre Rhineland, Cologne, Germany
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Sebastian Pauly,

Affiliation Department of Molecular and Cellular Sport Medicine, Institute of Cardiovascular Research and Sport Medicine, German Sport University Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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Pilsang Kim,

Affiliation Department of Molecular and Cellular Sport Medicine, Institute of Cardiovascular Research and Sport Medicine, German Sport University Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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Wilhelm Bloch,

Current address: Department of Molecular and Cellular Sport Medicine, German Sport University Cologne, Am Sportpark Muengersdorf 6, 50933 Cologne/Germany

Affiliations Department of Molecular and Cellular Sport Medicine, Institute of Cardiovascular Research and Sport Medicine, German Sport University Cologne, Cologne, Germany, German Research Centre for Elite Sports, German Sport University, Cologne, Germany
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Joachim Mester,

Current address: Institute of Training Science and Sport Informatics, German Sport University Cologne, Am Sportpark Muengersdorf 6, 50933 Cologne/Germany

Affiliations Institute of Training Science and Sport Informatics, German Sport University Cologne, Cologne, Germany, German Research Centre for Elite Sports, German Sport University, Cologne, Germany
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Marijke Grau

* E-mail: m.grau@dshs-koeln.de

Affiliations Department of Molecular and Cellular Sport Medicine, Institute of Cardiovascular Research and Sport Medicine, German Sport University Cologne, Cologne, Germany, German Research Centre for Elite Sports, German Sport University, Cologne, Germany
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Rapid Rather than Gradual Weight Reduction Impairs Hemorheological Parameters of Taekwondo Athletes through Reduction in RBC-NOS Activation

Woo Hwi Yang,
Oliver Heine,
Sebastian Pauly,
Pilsang Kim,
Wilhelm Bloch,
Joachim Mester,
Marijke Grau

Published: April 14, 2015
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0123767

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