Autonomic nervous system and adrenal response to cold in man at Antarctica

Wilderness and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 81-91

  Harinath, Kasiganesan ^a   Malhotra, Anand Sawrup ^a   Pal, Karan ^a   Prasad, Rajendra ^a   Kumar, Rajesh ^a   Sawhney, Ramesh Chand ^a  

^a DEFENCE INSTITUTE OF PHYSIOLOGY AND ALLIED SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Antarctica; Cortisol; Epinephrine; Heart rate variability; Norepinephrine

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; HYDROCORTISONE; NORADRENALIN;

ADRENAL GLAND; ADULT; ANTARCTICA; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY TEMPERATURE; COLD ACCLIMATIZATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYDROCORTISONE RELEASE; INDEX FINGER; MALE; SALIVA LEVEL; STANDING; URINARY EXCRETION; URINE LEVEL;

EID: 20444372640     PISSN: 10806032     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1580/PR30-04.1     Document Type: Article

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