Age-related differences in heat loss capacity occur under both dry and humid heat stress conditions

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 117, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 69-79

  Larose, Joanie ^a   Boulay, Pierre ^b   Wright Beatty, Heather E ^a   Sigal, Ronald J ^c   Hardcastle, Stephen ^d   Kenny, Glen P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^d NATURAL RESOURCES CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; BODY TEMPERATURE; CALORIMETRY; EXERCISE; HEAT; HEAT INJURY; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; SKIN; SWEATING; THERMOGENESIS; THERMOREGULATION; VASCULARIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; BODY TEMPERATURE; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; CALORIMETRY, INDIRECT; EXERCISE; HEAT STRESS DISORDERS; HOT TEMPERATURE; HUMANS; HUMIDITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; SKIN; SWEATING; THERMOGENESIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84904022570     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00123.2014     Document Type: Article

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