Esophageal temperature threshold for sweating decreases before ovulation in premenopausal women

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 22-28

  Stephenson, Lou A ^a,b   Kolka, Margaret A ^a  

^a U States Army Res Inst EM   (United States)

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

Author keywords

Body temperature regulation; Estradiol; Follicular phase; Human; Menstrual cycle

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; ESOPHAGUS; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; HUMAN; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NORMAL HUMAN; OVULATION; PREMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN TEMPERATURE; SWEATING; THERMOREGULATION;

EID: 0032904861     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jappl.1999.86.1.22     Document Type: Article

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