A simple and valid method to determine thermoregulatory sweating threshold and sensitivity

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 107, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 69-75

  Cheuvront, Samuel N ^a   Bearden, Shawn E ^b   Kenefick, Robert W ^a   Ely, Brett R ^a   DeGroot, David W ^a   Sawka, Michael N ^a   Montain, Scott J ^a  

^a U S ARMY RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Nucl Eng Idaho State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Exercise; Heat stress; Segmented linear regression; Thermoregulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SWEATING; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; THERMOREGULATION;

ANAEROBIC THRESHOLD; BODY TEMPERATURE; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; EXERCISE TEST; HUMANS; MALE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SWEATING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67650047760     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00250.2009     Document Type: Article

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