Extremes of human heat tolerance: Life at the precipice of thermoregulatory failure

Journal of Thermal Biology

Volumn 29, Issue 7-8 SPEC. ISS., 2004, Pages 479-485

  Kenney, W Larry ^a   DeGroot, David W ^a   Alexander Holowatz, Lacy ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Heat balance; Heat stroke; Hyperthermia; Prescriptive zone; Sweating; Thermoregulation

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EVAPORATION; HEAT ACCLIMATIZATION; HEAT LOSS; HEAT STROKE; HEAT TOLERANCE; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; STEADY STATE; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; THERMAL EXPOSURE; THERMOREGULATION; THERMOSTABILITY;

EID: 4744376497     PISSN: 03064565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtherbio.2004.08.017     Document Type: Conference Paper

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