Three-dimensional interactions of mean body and local skin temperatures in the control of hand and foot blood flows

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 114, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 1679-1689

  Caldwell, Joanne N ^a   Matsuda Nakamura, Mayumi ^a   Taylor, Nigel A S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

Core temperature; Mean body temperature; Skin blood flow; Skin temperature; Thermoregulation; Vasomotor

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BLOOD FLOW; FOOT; HAND; HUMAN; MALE; SKIN TEMPERATURE; VASCULARIZATION;

ADULT; FOOT; HAND; HUMANS; MALE; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; SKIN TEMPERATURE;

EID: 84904403859     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-014-2894-x     Document Type: Article

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