• Determinants and reference values for blood volume and total hemoglobin mass in women and men 

      Oberholzer, Laura; Montero, David; Robach, Paul; Siebenmann, Christoph; Ryrsøe, Camilla Koch; Bonne, Thomas C.; Breenfeldt Andersen, Andreas; Bejder, Jacob; Karlsen, Trine; Edvardsen, Elisabeth; Rønnestad, Bent; Hamarsland, Håvard; Cepeda-Lopez, Ana C.; Rittweger, Jörn; Treff, Gunnar; Ahlgrim, Christoph; Almquist, Nicki Winfield; Hallén, Jostein; Lundby, Carsten (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Blood volume (BV) is an important clinical parameter and is usually reported per kg of body mass (BM). When fat mass is elevated, this underestimates BV/BM. One aim was to study if differences in BV/BM related to sex, age, ...
    • The Kynurenine Pathway in Healthy Subjects and Subjects with Obesity, Depression and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 

      Farup, Per Grønaas; Hamarsland, Håvard; Mølmen, Knut Sindre; Ellefsen, Stian; Hestad, Knut (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      Background: Changes in tryptophan metabolism through the kynurenine pathway (KP) are observed in several disorders and coupled with pathophysiological deviations. Methods: This study retrospectively compared the KP in serum ...
    • No Differences Between 12 Weeks of Block- vs. Traditional-Periodized Training in Performance Adaptations in Trained Cyclists 

      Almquist, Nicki Winfield; Eriksen, Hanne Berg; Wilhelmsen, Malene; Hamarsland, Håvard; Ing, Steven; Ellefsen, Stian; Sandbakk, Øyvind; Rønnestad, Bent; Skovereng, Knut (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      The purpose of this study was to compare the effects of 12 weeks load-matched block periodization (BP, n = 14), using weekly concentration of high- (HIT), moderate- (MIT), and low- (LIT) intensity training, with traditional ...