Sex modulates whole-body sudomotor thermosensitivity during exercise

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 589, Issue 24, 2011, Pages 6205-6217

  Gagnon, Daniel ^a   Kenny, Glen P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEAT LOSS; HEAT SENSITIVITY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKIN CONDUCTANCE; SWEATING; THERMOGENESIS; THERMOREGULATION;

ADULT; BODY TEMPERATURE; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; CALORIMETRY; ESTRADIOL; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PROGESTERONE; SEX FACTORS; SWEATING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 83455210271     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: 14697793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2011.219220     Document Type: Article

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