Body mapping of sweating patterns in athletes: A sex comparison

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 44, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 2350-2361

  Smith, Caroline J ^a   Havenith, George ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Metabolic rate; Regional; Sex; Sweat mapping; Sweating

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BODY SURFACE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FITNESS; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SWEATING; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; ATHLETES; BODY SURFACE AREA; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICAL FITNESS; SEX FACTORS; SWEATING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84870065579     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: 15300315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1249/MSS.0b013e318267b0c4     Document Type: Article

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