Shivering modulation in humans: Effects of rapid changes in environmental temperature

Journal of Thermal Biology

Volumn 38, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 582-587

  Imbeault, Marie Andrée ^a   Mantha, Olivier L ^a   Haman, François ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cutaneous thermoreceptor; Shivering; Thermoregulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COLD EXPOSURE; CORE TEMPERATURE; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; HEAT LOSS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MICROCLIMATE; MODULATION; NORMAL HUMAN; SHIVERING; SKIN TEMPERATURE; THERMAL EXPOSURE; THERMOGENESIS; THERMORECEPTOR; WATER TEMPERATURE;

EID: 84887544506     PISSN: 03064565     EISSN: 18790992     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtherbio.2013.10.002     Document Type: Article

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