Effects of humid heat exposure on sleep, thermoregulation, melatonin, and microclimate

Journal of Thermal Biology

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 31-36

  Tsuzuki, Kazuyo ^a   Okamoto Mizuno, Kazue ^a,b   Mizuno, Koh ^c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

^b NEW ENERGY AND INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (Japan)

Author keywords

Humid heat; Melatonin; Microclimate; Rectal temperature; Sleep; Sweat rate

Indexed keywords

6 HYDROXYMELATONIN O SULFATE; HORMONE; MELATONIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSAY; CLOTHING; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEART RATE; HORMONE RELEASE; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; MALE; MICROCLIMATE; NIGHT SLEEP; NORMAL HUMAN; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; RECTUM TEMPERATURE; SLEEP; SLEEP STAGE; SWEATING; THERMAL EXPOSURE; THERMOREGULATION; URINALYSIS; WAKEFULNESS;

GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM;

EID: 0842284508     PISSN: 03064565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtherbio.2003.10.003     Document Type: Article

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