Effects of modafinil on heat thermoregulatory responses in humans at rest

Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 80, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 796-803

  Launay, Jean Claude ^a   Besnard, Yves ^a   Guinet, Angélique ^a   Bessard, Germain ^b   Raphel, Christian ^a   Savourey, Gustave ^a  

^a CENTRE DE RECHERCHES   (France)

^b GRENOBLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Heat; Human; Modafinil; Thermoregulation

Indexed keywords

MODAFINIL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLIMATE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPERTHERMIA; MALE; METABOLISM; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM TEMPERATURE; SKIN TEMPERATURE; SWEAT TEST; SWEATING; THERMOGENESIS; THERMOREGULATION;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BENZHYDRYL COMPOUNDS; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; HEAT; HUMANS; MALE; REST; SWEATING;

EID: 0036446257     PISSN: 00084212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/y02-092     Document Type: Article

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