Heat balance precedes stabilization of body temperatures during cold water immersion

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 89-96

  Tikuisis, Peter ^a  

^a DEFENCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Body cooling; Heat debt; Model; Prediction; Shivering

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY FAT; BODY TEMPERATURE; COLD EXPOSURE; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOLING; CORE TEMPERATURE; HEAT ACCLIMATIZATION; HEAT LOSS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MUSCLE; NORMAL HUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHIVERING; SKIN TEMPERATURE; THERMOGENESIS; WATER IMMERSION;

EID: 0038648455     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.01195.2002     Document Type: Article

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