The effect of ageing and fitness on thermoregulatory response to high-intensity exercise

Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2012, Pages

  Best, S ^a   Caillaud, C ^a   Thompson, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aging; Core temperature; Exercise; Skin blood flow; Sweating

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGING; BLOOD FLOW; BODY TEMPERATURE; CYCLING; EXERCISE; FITNESS; HEAT; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; SKIN; SKIN TEMPERATURE; THERMOREGULATION; VASCULARIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGING; BICYCLING; BODY TEMPERATURE; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; EXERCISE; HOT TEMPERATURE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL FITNESS; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; SKIN; SKIN TEMPERATURE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84864120296     PISSN: 09057188     EISSN: 16000838     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0838.2011.01384.x     Document Type: Article

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