Influence of menstrual cycle and oral contraceptives on tolerance to uncompensable heat stress

European Journal of Applied Physiology and Occupational Physiology

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 76-83

  Tenaglia, Sandra A ^a,b   McLellan, Tom M ^a,b   Klentrou, Panagiota P ^a,c  

^a DEF AND CIV INST OF ENVIRON MED   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c BROCK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Protective clothing; Rectal temperature; Thermoregulation; Tolerance time

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; PROGESTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; HEAT STRESS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LUTEAL PHASE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; ORAL CONTRACEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING;

ADULT; BASAL METABOLISM; BLOOD CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; BODY TEMPERATURE; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; CONTRACEPTIVES, ORAL, HORMONAL; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HEAT STRESS DISORDERS; HUMANS; LUTEAL PHASE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; PULMONARY GAS EXCHANGE; SWEATING;

EID: 0032986341     PISSN: 03015548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004210050561     Document Type: Article

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