Effects of heat acclimatisation on work tolerance and thermoregulation in trained tropical natives

Journal of Thermal Biology

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 366-373

  Lee, Jason K W ^a,b   Nio, Amanda Q X ^a   Fun, David C Y ^a   Teo, Ya Shi ^a   Chia, Ee Von ^a   Lim, Chin Leong ^a,b  

^a DSO NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Exercise; Gastrointestinal temperature; Heat; Military; Thermal physiology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CLIMATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORE TEMPERATURE; DRY BULB TEMPERATURE; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; EXERCISE; HEART RATE; HEAT ACCLIMATIZATION; HEAT STRESS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMIDITY; JOB PERFORMANCE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL TOLERANCE; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; SKIN TEMPERATURE; SOLAR RADIATION; SOLDIER; SWEATING; THERMOREGULATION; THORAX; TRAINING; TROPICS;

EID: 84862784679     PISSN: 03064565     EISSN: 18790992     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtherbio.2012.01.008     Document Type: Article

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