The cardiovascular challenge of exercising in the heat

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 586, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 45-53

  González alonso, José ^a   Crandall, Craig G ^b,c   Johnson, John M ^d  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL OF DALLAS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATECHOLAMINE; OXYGEN;

AEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; BRAIN METABOLISM; CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE; CATECHOLAMINE BLOOD LEVEL; CORE TEMPERATURE; DEHYDRATION; ENDURANCE SPORT; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; EXERCISE INTENSITY; HEART MUSCLE COMPLIANCE; HEART OUTPUT; HEART STROKE VOLUME; HEART WORK; HEAT STRESS; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; HYPERTHERMIA; LEG BLOOD FLOW; MUSCLE BLOOD FLOW; MUSCLE EXERCISE; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE PERFUSION; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RUNNING; SKIN BLOOD FLOW; SKIN TEMPERATURE; THERMOGENESIS; THERMOREGULATION; VASCULAR CAPACITY; VASCULAR RESISTANCE; VASOCONSTRICTION; VASODILATATION; ARTICLE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; CARDIOVASCULAR EFFECT; ENDURANCE; EXERCISE; EXHAUSTION; HEART MUSCLE OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; HEAT; MIDDLE DISTANCE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, CAPACITY AND PERFORMANCE; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SPRINTING;

ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; CARDIOVASCULAR PHYSIOLOGY; EXERCISE; HEAT; HUMANS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; SKIN;

EID: 37749041454     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: 14697793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2007.142158     Document Type: Review

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