Effects of melatonin on the thermoregulatory responses to intermittent exercise

Journal of Pineal Research

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 353-359

  Atkinson, Greg ^a   Holder, Anna ^b   Robertson, Caroline ^b   Gant, Nicholas ^b   Drust, Barry ^a   Reilly, Thomas ^a   Waterhouse, Jim ^a  

^a LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Blood flow; Blood pressure; Physical activity; Pineal function; Thermoregulation

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN; SEDATIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ALERTNESS; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CIRCULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; HEART RATE; HEAT STRESS; HORMONE ACTION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPOTENSION; HYPOTHERMIA; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; RECTUM TEMPERATURE; RUNNING; SKIN BLOOD FLOW; SKIN TEMPERATURE; SOMNOLENCE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; THERMOREGULATION; BLOOD FLOW; BODY TEMPERATURE; DRUG EFFECT; PHYSIOLOGY; RECTUM; SKIN; VASCULARIZATION;

ADULT; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY TEMPERATURE; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; EXERCISE; HUMANS; MALE; MELATONIN; RECTUM; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; RUNNING; SKIN; SKIN TEMPERATURE;

EID: 27744554756     PISSN: 07423098     EISSN: 1600079X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-079X.2005.00256.x     Document Type: Article

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