Characterization of a three-phase response in gloved cold-stressed fingers

European Journal of Applied Physiology and Occupational Physiology

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 155-162

  Shitzer, Avraham ^a   Endrusick, Thomas L ^b   Stroschein, Leander A ^b   Wallace, Robert F ^b   Gonzalez, Richard R ^b  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

^b U S ARMY RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cold environment; Cold induced vasodilatation; Endurance times; Gloves

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; COLD STRESS; ENDURANCE; FEMALE; FINGER; GLOVE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE; VASOCONSTRICTION; VASODILATATION;

ADULT; BODY TEMPERATURE; COLD; FEMALE; FINGERS; GLOVES, PROTECTIVE; HUMANS; HUMIDITY; MALE; PERIODICITY; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; STRESS; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS; VASOCONSTRICTION; VASODILATION;

EID: 0031849447     PISSN: 03015548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004210050401     Document Type: Article

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