Physiological and subjective responses to low relative humidity

Journal of Physiological Anthropology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 7-14

  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

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

Indexed keywords

SACCHARIN; WATER;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA AND FUNCTIONS CONCERNING THE ENTIRE ORGANISM; BLINKING; BLOOD PRESSURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EYE; FACE; HAND; HEART RATE; HEATING; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; MALE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; SEASON; SEBUM; SKIN; SKIN TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE SENSE;

ADULT; BLINKING; BLOOD PRESSURE; EYE; FACE; HAND; HEART RATE; HEATING; HUMANS; HUMIDITY; MALE; PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESSES; SACCHARIN; SEASONS; SEBUM; SKIN; SKIN TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE SENSE; WATER;

EID: 33745368574     PISSN: 18806791     EISSN: 18806805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2114/jpa2.25.7     Document Type: Article

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