Relevance of individual characteristics for thermoregulation during exercise in a hot-dry environment

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 111, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 2173-2181

  Coso, Juan Del ^a   Hamouti, Nassim ^a   Ortega, Juan F ^a   Fernández Elías, Valetín E ^a   Mora Rodríguez, Ricardo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Aerobic fitness; Body surface area; Cardiac output; Heat accumulation; Skin blood flow; Sweat rate

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ADULT; ARTICLE; BICYCLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEHYDRATION; ENVIRONMENT; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HEAT; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; INDIVIDUALITY; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; THERMOREGULATION;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADULT; BICYCLING; BODY TEMPERATURE; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; DEHYDRATION; ENVIRONMENT; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HOT TEMPERATURE; HUMANS; HUMIDITY; INDIVIDUALITY; MALE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80053927507     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-011-1847-x     Document Type: Article

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