Habituation of the initial responses to cold water immersion in humans: A central or peripheral mechanism?

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 512, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 621-628

  Tipton, Michael J ^a,b   Eglin, Clare M ^a,b   Golden, Frank C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTE OF NAVAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREATHING RATE; COLD SHOCK RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVOKED RESPONSE; FEMALE; HABITUATION; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LUNG MINUTE VOLUME; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN TEMPERATURE; TIDAL VOLUME; WATER IMMERSION; BREATHING REFLEX; CAUSE OF DEATH; HEART FUNCTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; COLD; FEMALE; HABITUATION, PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGIC; HEART RATE; HUMANS; IMMERSION; MALE; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS; SKIN TEMPERATURE; TIDAL VOLUME;

EID: 0032532169     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: 14697793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7793.1998.621be.x     Document Type: Article

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