Head hair reduces sweat rate during exercise under the sun

International Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 779-783

  Coelho, L G M ^a,b   Ferreira Junior, J B ^a,c   Martini, A R P ^a   Borba, D A ^a   Coelho, D B ^a   Passos, R L F ^a   Fonseca, M A Da ^a   Moura Lima, F A S ^a   Prado, L S ^a   Rodrigues, L O C ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b CENTRO FEDERAL DE EDUCAÇÃO TECNOLÓGICA DE MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^c Professor Research Center Research Center Building Aluízio Rosa Prata   (Brazil)

Author keywords

heat; solar radiation; sweating; temperature; thermoregulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; HAIR; HEAD; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; RUNNING; SUNLIGHT; SWEATING; THERMOREGULATION;

ADULT; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; HAIR; HEAD; HUMANS; MALE; RUNNING; SUNLIGHT; SWEATING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78149448298     PISSN: 01724622     EISSN: 14393964     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0030-1262802     Document Type: Article

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