Local cold acclimation of the hand impairs thermal responses of the finger without improving hand neuromuscular function

Acta Physiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 183, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 117-124

  Geurts, C L M ^a   Sleivert, G G ^b   Cheung, S S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

^b PacificSport Canada Sport Ctr V   (Canada)

^c DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cold acclimation; Cold induced vasodilatation; Contractile properties; Evoked force; Hand; Skin temperature

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COLD ACCLIMATIZATION; COLD INJURY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HAND; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NEUROMUSCULAR FUNCTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; VASODILATATION;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ADULT; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; COLD; FEMALE; FINGERS; HAND; HUMANS; IMMERSION; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; SKIN TEMPERATURE; VASODILATION;

EID: 13244260909     PISSN: 00016772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-201X.2004.01374.x     Document Type: Article

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