Temperature and blood flow distribution in the human leg during passive heat stress

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 120, Issue 9, 2016, Pages 1047-1058

  Chiesa, Scott T ^a,b   Trangmar, Steven J ^a,c   González Alonso, José ^a  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROEHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Heat stress; Hemodynamics; Leg blood flow

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BLOOD FLOW; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; FEMORAL ARTERY; FEMORAL VEIN; HEAT; HEAT INJURY; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; LEG; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; THERMOREGULATION; THERMOTHERAPY; THIGH; VASCULARIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; FEMORAL ARTERY; FEMORAL VEIN; HEAT STRESS DISORDERS; HEMODYNAMICS; HOT TEMPERATURE; HUMANS; HYPERTHERMIA, INDUCED; LEG; MALE; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; THIGH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84984600532     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00965.2015     Document Type: Article

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