Human thermoregulation and measurement of body temperature in exercise and clinical settings

Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 347-353

  Lim, Chin Leong ^a   Byrne, Chris ^b   Lee, Jason K W ^a  

^a DSO NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (Singapore)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Core temperature; Gastrointestinal temperature; Ingestible temperature sensor; Thermoregulation

Indexed keywords

HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN;

AXILLA TEMPERATURE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CELL PROTECTION; CORE TEMPERATURE; EXERCISE; HEAT STRESS; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; HYPERTHERMIA; MOUTH TEMPERATURE; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; RECTUM TEMPERATURE; REVIEW; THERMOGENESIS; THERMOREGULATION; TYMPANIC TEMPERATURE;

EID: 46349085329     PISSN: 03044602     EISSN: 29724066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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