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Alexander Hansen
Email: Alexander.Hansen@uibk.ac.at Phone number: Office location: PT-006 (Pulverturm) Tutorial hours: Address: Fürstenweg 189, Faculty: Sports Science ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6747-3708 Research group: Laboratory for Exercise and Environmental Physiology (LEEP) |
About the person - Research interests - Teaching - Publications
About the person:
“Blood goes where it is needed” ~ John Hunter, 1794
Research interests:
Sympathetic nervous activity and functional sympatholysis
High altitude acclimatation and adaptation
Mechanisms contributing to blood flow and oxygen delivery during exercise
Teaching:
Teaching at the Institute for Sports Science in Innsbruck (ongoing):
Full publications:
Hansen_publication_list_pubmed
Highlighted publications:
Hansen et al., Mechanisms of sympathetic restraint in human skeletal muscle during exercise: role of α-adrenergic and nonadrenergic mechanisms. (2020) Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol.
Tymko et al., Global Reach 2018: Heightened α-Adrenergic Signaling Impairs Endothelial Function During Chronic Exposure to Hypobaric Hypoxia. (2020) Circ Res.
Tymko et al., UBC-Nepal expedition: dynamic cerebral autoregulation is attenuated in lowlanders upon ascent to 5050 m (2020) Eur J Appl Physiol
Steventon et al., Cerebrovascular Function in the Large Arteries Is Maintained Following Moderate Intensity Exercise. (2018) Front Physiol
Hansen et al. UBC-Nepal expedition: The use of oral antioxidants does not alter cerebrovascular function at sea level or high altitude. (2018) Exp Physiol