Age-related differences in cutaneous warm sensation thresholds of human males in thermoneutral and cool environments

Journal of Thermal Biology

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 105-111

  Tochihara, Yutaka ^a   Kumamoto, Teruyuki ^a   Lee, Joo Young ^a   Hashiguchi, Nobuko ^b  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Ageing; Cutaneous warm threshold; Skin temperature; Temperature sensitivity; Thermal sensation

Indexed keywords

ABDOMEN; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARM; ARTICLE; CHEEK; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOOT; FOREARM; HAND; HEAT SENSATION; HEAT SENSITIVITY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEG; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; SKIN TEMPERATURE; THIGH; THORAX;

EID: 79951509209     PISSN: 03064565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtherbio.2010.11.007     Document Type: Article

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