Relative contribution of core and cutaneous temperatures to thermal comfort and autonomic responses in humans

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 86, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 1588-1593

  Frank, Steven M ^a,d   Raja, Srinivasa N ^a   Bulcao, Christian F ^b   Goldstein, David S ^c  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND STROKE   (United States)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Adrenergic; Epinephrine; Hypothermia; Metabolism; Norepinephrine; Thermal comfort; Thermoregulation; Vasoconstriction

Indexed keywords

NORADRENALIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CATECHOLAMINERGIC SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORE TEMPERATURE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SKIN TEMPERATURE; THERMOGENESIS; THERMOREGULATION; VASOMOTOR REFLEX;

EID: 0032944883     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jappl.1999.86.5.1588     Document Type: Article

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