The effect of ambient temperature on gross-efficiency in cycling

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 101, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 465-471

  Hettinga, Florentina J ^a   De Koning, Jos J ^a,c   de Vrijer, Aukje ^a   Wüst, Rob C I ^a   Daanen, Hein A M ^b   Foster, Carl ^c  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b TNO   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN LA CROSSE   (United States)

Author keywords

Heat; Muscle temperature; Performance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BICYCLE ERGOMETRY; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYCLING; ENERGY METABOLISM; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MUSCLE; MUSCLE BLOOD FLOW; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM TEMPERATURE; SIMULATION; SKIN BLOOD FLOW; SKIN TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; THERMOREGULATION; VENOUS OXYGEN TENSION;

ADULT; ANAEROBIC THRESHOLD; BICYCLING; BODY TEMPERATURE; ENERGY METABOLISM; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; SKIN TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 34848873195     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-007-0519-3     Document Type: Article

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