Physiological and subjective responses to low relative humidity in young and elderly men

Journal of Physiological Anthropology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 229-238

  Sunwoo, Yujin ^a   Chou, Chinmei ^c   Takeshita, Junko ^a   Murakami, Motoko ^b   Tochihara, Yutaka ^c  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Kanebo Cosmetics Inc   (Japan)

^c KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Age difference; Frequency of blinking; Low relative humidity; Saccharin clearance time; Skin physiology; Subjective responses

Indexed keywords

SACCHARIN;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BLINKING; BODY TEMPERATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; FUNCTIONS OF THE SKIN AND ITS APPENDAGES; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; MALE; PERCEPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; THERMOREGULATION;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ADULT; AGED; AGING; BLINKING; BODY TEMPERATURE; HUMANS; HUMIDITY; MALE; PERCEPTION; SACCHARIN; SKIN PHYSIOLOGY; WATER LOSS, INSENSIBLE;

EID: 33745295001     PISSN: 18806791     EISSN: 18806805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2114/jpa2.25.229     Document Type: Article

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