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The Effects of Ischemic Preconditioning on Human Exercise Performance: A Counterpoint

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  1. Human Performance and Sport Research Group, Department of Sport Sciences, Federal University of Triângulo Mineiro, Uberaba, Brazil

    Gustavo Ribeiro da Mota

  2. Physiology and Human Performance Research Group, Department of Physiology, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora, Brazil

    Moacir Marocolo

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da Mota, G.R., Marocolo, M. The Effects of Ischemic Preconditioning on Human Exercise Performance: A Counterpoint. Sports Med 46, 1575–1576 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-016-0595-9

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