Exertional fatigue and cold exposure: Mechanisms of hiker's hypothermia

Applied Physiology, Nutrition and Metabolism

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 793-798

  Young, Andrew J ^a   Castellani, John W ^a  

^a U S ARMY RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Shivering; Thermal balance; Thermoregulation; Vasoconstriction

Indexed keywords

COLD; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EXERCISE; FATIGUE; HUMAN; HYPOTHERMIA; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; THERMOREGULATION; WALKING;

BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; COLD; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EXERTION; FATIGUE; HUMANS; HYPOTHERMIA; WALKING;

EID: 34848906319     PISSN: 17155312     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/H07-041     Document Type: Conference Paper

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