1. Subjective, physiological and biomechanical responses to prolonged manual work performed standing on hard and soft surfaces

   • Pascal Madeleine
   • Michael Voigt
   • Lars Arendt-Nielsen

   ORIGINAL ARTICLE Pages: 1 - 9

2. A comparative study of physical work load in Japanese and Swedish nursery school teachers

   • M. Shimaoka
   • S. Hiruta
   • M. Hagberg

   ORIGINAL ARTICLE Pages: 10 - 18

3. Effects of lung volume and involuntary breathing movements on the human diving response

   • Johan Andersson
   • Erika Schagatay

   ORIGINAL ARTICLE Pages: 19 - 24

4. Effects of decreased plasma glutamine concentrations on peripheral lymphocyte proliferation in rats

   • Katsuhiro Koyama
   • Mitsuharu Kaya
   • Seiki Hori

   ORIGINAL ARTICLE Pages: 25 - 31

5. Positive end expiratory pressure as a method for preventing acute mountain sickness

   • Gustave Savourey
   • Richard Caterini
   • Jacques Bittel

   ORIGINAL ARTICLE Pages: 32 - 36

6. Pre-adaptation, adaptation and de-adaptation to high altitude in humans: hormonal and biochemical changes at sea level

   • Gustave Savourey
   • Nathalie Garcia
   • Jacques Bittel

   ORIGINAL ARTICLE Pages: 37 - 43

7. Evaluation of techniques for measuring negative intramuscular pressures in humans

   • Albert G. Crenshaw
   • Per Wiger
   • Jorma Styf

   ORIGINAL ARTICLE Pages: 44 - 49

8. Cardiovascular responses to orthostatic tests after a 42-day head-down bed-rest

   • A. Pavy-Le Traon
   • P. Vasseur
   • C. Gharib

   ORIGINAL ARTICLE Pages: 50 - 59

9. Dynamics of human cardiorespiratory responses to standing on one leg with eyes closed

   • Ichiro Kita
   • Masahiro Sakamoto
   • Hideho Arita

   ORIGINAL ARTICLE Pages: 60 - 65

10. Back extensor and psoas muscle cross-sectional area, prior physical training, and trunk muscle strength – a longitudinal study in adolescent girls

    • Juha E. Peltonen
    • Simo Taimela
    • Urho M. Kujala

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE Pages: 66 - 71

11. V˙_E and V˙CO₂ remain tightly coupled during incremental cycling performed after a bout of high-intensity exercise

    • Donald A. Schneider
    • James P. Berwick

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE Pages: 72 - 76

12. Psychomotor performance during prolonged exercise above and below the blood lactate threshold

    • J. Chmura
    • H. Krysztofiak
    • H. Kaciuba-Uścilko

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE Pages: 77 - 80

13. Effects of indomethacin and polyunsaturated fatty acid diet on exercise-induced hypoxaemia in master athletes

    • B. Aguilaniu
    • P. Flore
    • H. Perrault

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE Pages: 81 - 88

14. Changes in reflex excitability following isometric contraction in humans

    • A. Gollhofer
    • A. Schöpp
    • V. Stroinik

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE Pages: 89 - 97

15. The influence of prior cycling on biomechanical and cardiorespiratory response profiles during running in triathletes

    • Olivier Hue
    • Daniel Le Gallais
    • Christian Préfaut

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE Pages: 98 - 105

16. The effect of physical conditioning on antipyrine clearance

    • J. G. Villa
    • G. Cuadrado
    • J. González-Gallego

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE Pages: 106 - 111

17. Gender comparison of peak oxygen uptake: repetitive box lifting versus treadmill running

    • Bradley C. Nindl
    • Marilyn A. Sharp
    • John F. Patton

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE Pages: 112 - 117

18. Effects of chronic low frequency stimulation on contractile and elastic properties of hindlimb suspended rat soleus muscle

    • Francis Canon
    • Francis Goubel
    • Charles Yannick Guezennec

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE Pages: 118 - 124

19. Continuous heart rate monitoring over 1 week in teenagers aged 11–16 years

    • O. Gavarry
    • T. Bernard
    • G. Falgairette

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE Pages: 125 - 132

20. Time-of-day effects in maximal anaerobic leg exercise

    • T. Bernard
    • M. Giacomoni
    • G. Falgairette

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE Pages: 133 - 138

21. Influence of hydration status and fluid replacement on heat tolerance while wearing NBC protective clothing

    • Stephen S. Cheung
    • Tom M. McLellan

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE Pages: 139 - 148

22. Somatostatin attenuates the hyperthermia induced increase in neutrophil concentration

    • M. Kappel
    • T. D. Poulsen
    • B. K. Pedersen

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE Pages: 149 - 156

23. Nutritional status and physical fitness of elderly sportsmen

    • Jean-Claude Chatard
    • Chantal Boutet
    • Charles-Yannick Guézennec

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE Pages: 157 - 163

24. Metabolic and cardiorespiratory responses in young oarsmen during prolonged exercise tests on a rowing ergometer at power outputs corresponding to two concepts of anaerobic threshold

    • J. Bourgois
    • J. Vrijens

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE Pages: 164 - 169

25. A comparison of strength and muscle mass increases during resistance training in young women

    • Philip D. Chilibeck
    • Aaron W. Calder
    • Colin E. Webber

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE Pages: 170 - 175

26. Neuromuscular fatigue and recovery in maximal compared to explosive strength loading

    • V. Linnamo
    • K. Häkkinen
    • P. V. Komi

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE Pages: 176 - 181

27. Peak anaerobic power in elderly men

    • Marc Bonnefoy
    • Tomasz Kostka
    • Jean-René Lacour

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE Pages: 182 - 188

28. Efficacy of tourniquet ischemia for strength training with low resistance

    • M: Shinohara
    • Motoki Kouzaki
    • Tetsuo Fukunaga

    SHORT COMMUNICATION Pages: 189 - 191

29. Validation of a dual energy X-ray absorptiometer: measurement of bone mass and soft tissue composition

    • Ole Rintek Madsen
    • Jens-Erik Beck Jensen
    • Ole Helmer Sørensen

    ERRATUM Pages: 192 - 192