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Four women were studied at 0400 h and 1600 h to determine if their hormonal and hemodynamic responses to exercise varied with the circadian cycle. Esophageal temperature was measured during rest and exercise (60% peak\(\dot V_{{\text{O}}_{\text{2}} } \); 30 min) in a warm room (T a=35° C;\(P_{{\text{H}}_{\text{2}} {\text{O}}} = 1.7\) =1.7 kPa). Venous blood samples were drawn during rest and exercise and hemoglobin concentration (Hb), hematocrit (Hct), plasma osmolality (P osm), plasma protein concentration (P p), colloid osmotic pressure (COP), plasma renin activity (PRA), cortisol, aldosterone, norepinephrine (NE) and epinephrine (E) were determined. Changes in plasma volume (PV) were estimated from changes in Hb and Hct. The relative hemoconcentration (−11.2%) was similar at 0400 h and 1600 h, but the absolute PV was smaller at 1600 h than at 0400 h (p=0.03). The responses ofP osm,P p and COP to exercise were unaffected by time of day. Although PRA was not different at the two times of day, PRA was 244% greater during exercise at 1600 h, but only 103% greater during exercise at 0400 h. The normal circadian rhythms in plasma aldosterone (p=0.043) and plasma cortisol (p=0.004) were observed. Plasma aldosterone was 57% greater during exercise, while plasma cortisol did not change. The change in E and NE was greater at 0400 h, but this was due to the lower resting values of the catecholamines at 0400 h. These data indicate that time of day generally did not affect the hormonal or hemodynamic responses to exercise, with the exception that PRA was markedly higher during exercise at 1600 h compared to 0400 h.
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Stephenson, L.A., Kolka, M.A., Francesconi, R. et al. Circadian variations in plasma renin activity, catecholamines and aldosterone during exercise in women. Europ. J. Appl. Physiol. 58, 756–764 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00637388
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