A comparison between the technical absorbent and ventilated capsule methods for measuring local sweat rate

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 114, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 816-823

  Morris, Nathan B ^a   Cramer, Matthew N ^a   Hodder, Simon G ^b   Havenith, George ^b   Jay, Ollie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Exercise; Fluid loss; Heat stress; Sweating; Thermoregulation

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BACK; BICYCLE; BODY SURFACE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENVIRONMENT; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; FOREARM; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; KINETICS; MALE; METHODOLOGY; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSIOLOGIC MONITORING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY; SWEATING; TEMPERATURE;

ABSORPTION; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BACK; BICYCLING; BODY SURFACE AREA; ENVIRONMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; FOREARM; HUMANS; HUMIDITY; KINETICS; MALE; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SWEATING; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 84878606450     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.01088.2012     Document Type: Article

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