The thermoneutral zone: Implications for metabolic studies

Frontiers in Bioscience - Elite

Volumn 4 E, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1975-1985

  Kingma, Boris ^a   Frijns, Arjan ^b   Lichtenbelt, Wouter Van Marken ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Body composition; Metabolism; Review; Skin blood flow; Thermoneutrality; Thermoregulation

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALERTNESS; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY TEMPERATURE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CLOTHING; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; HEAT; HEAT LOSS; HUMAN; OBESITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKIN BLOOD FLOW; THERMOGENESIS; THERMONEUTRAL ZONE; AGE; ENERGY METABOLISM; METABOLISM; REVIEW;

AGE FACTORS; BODY COMPOSITION; CLOTHING; ENERGY METABOLISM; HOT TEMPERATURE; HUMANS; METABOLISM; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 84860861128     PISSN: 19450494     EISSN: 19450508     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2741/e518     Document Type: Article

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