Selecting the correct exercise intensity for unbiased comparisons of thermoregulatory responses between groups of different mass and surface area

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 116, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 1123-1132

  Cramer, Matthew N ^a   Jay, Ollie ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Body mass; Body surface area; Core temperature; Local sweat rate; Thermoregulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BODY MASS; BODY SURFACE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; THERMOREGULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY SURFACE AREA; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84901236203     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.01312.2013     Document Type: Article

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