Shivering endurance and fatigue during cold water immersion in humans

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 50-58

  Tikuisis, P ^a   Eyolfson, D A ^b   Xu, X ^b   Giesbrecht, G G ^b  

^a DEFENCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^b Laboratory for Exercise and Environmental Medicine   (Canada)

Author keywords

Hypothermia; Model; Prediction; Thermal stress; Thermogenesis

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; WATER;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY FAT; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; COLD EXPOSURE; COLD SENSITIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDURANCE; FATIGUE; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; MALE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHIVERING; SKIN TEMPERATURE; SURVIVAL TIME; THERMOGENESIS; WATER IMMERSION; ADAPTATION; COLD; HYPOTHERMIA; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADULT; COLD; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOTHERMIA; MALE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; SHIVERING; WATER;

EID: 0036562865     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-002-0589-1     Document Type: Article

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