Effects of obesity on body temperature in otherwise-healthy females when controlling hydration and heat production during exercise in the heat

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 115, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 167-176

  Adams, J D ^a   Ganio, Matthew S ^a   Burchfield, Jenna M ^a   Matthews, Andy C ^a   Werner, Rachel N ^a   Chokbengboun, Amanda J ^a   Dougherty, Erin K ^a   LaChance, Alex A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Core temperature; Obesity; Sweating; Thermoregulation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CASE CONTROL STUDY; ELECTROLYTE BALANCE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEAT; HUMAN; OBESITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; THERMOGENESIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HOT TEMPERATURE; HUMANS; OBESITY; THERMOGENESIS; WATER-ELECTROLYTE BALANCE;

EID: 84935058887     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-014-3002-y     Document Type: Article

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