Does intramuscular thermal feedback modulate eccrine sweating in exercising humans?

Acta Physiologica

Volumn 212, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 86-96

  Todd, G ^a,b   Gordon, C J ^a   Groeller, H ^a   Taylor, N A S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Core temperature; Exercise; Muscle temperature; Sweating; Thermoregulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CYCLING; ESOPHAGUS; EXERCISE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FOREHEAD; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTRAMUSCULAR THERMAL FEEDBACK; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN TEMPERATURE; STEADY STATE; SWEATING; THERMOGENESIS; THERMOREGULATION; VASTUS LATERALIS MUSCLE; WORKLOAD; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SWEAT GLAND;

ADULT; BODY TEMPERATURE; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; ECCRINE GLANDS; EXERCISE; FEEDBACK, PHYSIOLOGICAL; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; SWEATING;

EID: 84906807309     PISSN: 17481708     EISSN: 17481716     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/apha.12327     Document Type: Article

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