Evidence against a 40°C core temperature threshold for fatigue in humans

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 107, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1519-1525

  Ely, Brett R ^a   Ely, Matthew R ^a   Cheuvront, Samuel N ^a   Kenefick, Robert W ^a   DeGroot, David W ^a   Montain, Scott J ^a  

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

Author keywords

Ambient temperature; Body temperature; Pacing; Performance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORE TEMPERATURE; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM TEMPERATURE; RUNNING; SKIN TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; VELOCITY; BODY TEMPERATURE; DIFFERENTIAL THRESHOLD; ENDURANCE; EXERCISE; HEAT INJURY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; BODY TEMPERATURE; DIFFERENTIAL THRESHOLD; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HEAT STRESS DISORDERS; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; PHYSICAL EXERTION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RUNNING;

EID: 72749085786     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00577.2009     Document Type: Article

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