Quantification of the decay and re-induction of heat acclimation in dry-heat following 12 and 26 days without exposure to heat stress

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 102, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 57-66

  Weller, Andrew S ^a   Linnane, Denise M ^a   Jonkman, Anna G ^b   Daanen, Hein A M ^b  

^a QINETIQ   (United Kingdom)

^b TNO   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Heat acclimation; Heat acclimation decay; Heat stress; Re acclimation to heat

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEART RATE; HEAT ACCLIMATIZATION; HEAT STRESS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMIDITY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RECTUM TEMPERATURE; SKIN TEMPERATURE; TREADMILL EXERCISE; UNITED KINGDOM; WALKING; WATER LOSS; WINTER;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ADULT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EXERCISE TEST; HEAT STRESS DISORDERS; HOT TEMPERATURE; HUMANS; HUMIDITY; MALE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL EXERTION; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 36049046992     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-007-0563-z     Document Type: Article

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