Thermoregulatory efficiency is increased after heat acclimation in tropical natives

Journal of Physiological Anthropology

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-12

  Magalhães, Flávio C ^a,b   Passos, Renata L F ^a   Fonseca, Michele A ^a   Oliveira, Kenya P M ^a   Ferreira Júnior, João B ^a   Martini, Angelo R P ^a   Lima, Milene R M ^a   Guimarães, Juliana B ^a   Baraúna, Valério G ^b   Silami Garcia, Emerson ^a   Rodrigues, Luiz O C ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Facilitated sweat evaporation; Heat acclimation; Sweat function

Indexed keywords

ACCLIMATIZATION; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; BRAZIL; EXERCISE; HEART RATE; HEAT; HUMAN; MALE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; SWEATING; THERMODYNAMICS; TROPIC CLIMATE;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BODY TEMPERATURE; BRAZIL; EXERCISE; HEART RATE; HOT TEMPERATURE; HUMANS; MALE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; SWEATING; THERMODYNAMICS; TROPICAL CLIMATE;

EID: 77954842197     PISSN: 18806791     EISSN: 18806805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2114/jpa2.29.1     Document Type: Article

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