Growth hormone and prolactin responses during partial and whole body warm-water immersions

Acta Physiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 178, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 19-23

  Koska, Juraj ^a   Rovensky, J ^b   Zimanova, T ^c   Vigas, M ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL ENDOCRINOLOGY   (Slovakia)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF RHEUMATIC DISEASES   (Slovakia)

^c Slovak Health Spa ^*  (Slovakia)

Author keywords

Growth hormone; Hyperthermia; Immersion; Prolactin

Indexed keywords

GROWTH HORMONE; HOT WATER; PROLACTIN;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORE TEMPERATURE; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; GROWTH HORMONE RELEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPERTHERMIA; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLACTIN RELEASE; THERMORECEPTOR; WATER IMMERSION;

ADULT; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; EAR CANAL; FOREARM; HEAT; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; IMMERSION; MALE; PROLACTIN; SKIN TEMPERATURE; THERMORECEPTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0038630728     PISSN: 00016772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-201X.2003.01116.x     Document Type: Article

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