Local sweating on the forehead, but not forearm, is influenced by aerobic fitness independently of heat balance requirements during exercise

Experimental Physiology

Volumn 97, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 572-582

  Cramer, Matthew N ^a   Bain, Anthony R ^a   Jay, Ollie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; OXYGEN;

ADULT; AEROBIC EXERCISE; AIR TEMPERATURE; ARTICLE; BREATHING RATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; END TIDAL CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; EXERCISE INTENSITY; FOREHEAD; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMIDITY; MALE; MAXIMAL OXYGEN UPTAKE; NORMAL HUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; STEADY STATE; SWEATING; THERMOGENESIS;

EID: 84860317116     PISSN: 09580670     EISSN: 1469445X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1113/expphysiol.2011.061374     Document Type: Article

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