Sex-related differences in evaporative heat loss: The importance of metabolic heat production

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 104, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 821-829

  Gagnon, Daniel ^a   Jay, Ollie ^a   Lemire, Bruno ^a   Kenny, Glen P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Calorimetry; Oxygen consumption; Relative workload; Sweating; Thermoregulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CALORIMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORE TEMPERATURE; EVAPORATION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEAT LOSS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMIDITY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SWEATING; THERMOGENESIS; THERMOREGULATION; WORKLOAD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY TEMPERATURE; CALORIMETRY; ENERGY METABOLISM; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; SEX FACTORS; SWEATING; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 53949126161     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-008-0837-0     Document Type: Article

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