Does sex have an independent effect on thermoeffector responses during exercise in the heat?

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 590, Issue 23, 2012, Pages 5963-5973

  Gagnon, Daniel ^a   Kenny, Glen P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; PROGESTERONE;

ADAPTATION; ANTERIOR HYPOTHALAMUS; BODY TEMPERATURE; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; EVAPORATION; EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGY; FITNESS; GENDER; HEAT SENSITIVITY; HEAT STRESS; HEAT TOLERANCE; HUMAN; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; METABOLIC RATE; NEUROMODULATION; NEUROTRANSMISSION; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKIN BLOOD FLOW; SWEATING; THERMORECEPTOR; THERMOREGULATION; WORKLOAD;

BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; EXERCISE; HOT TEMPERATURE; HUMANS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 84870342566     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: 14697793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2012.240739     Document Type: Review

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