The Thermophysiology of Uncompensable Heat Stress: Physiological Manipulations and Individual Characteristics

In many athletic and occupational settings, the wearing of protective clothing in warm or hot environments creates conditions of uncompensable heat stress where the body is unable to maintain a thermal steady state. Therefore, special precautions must be taken to minimise the threat of thermal injur...

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Published in:Sports medicine (Auckland) 2000-05, Vol.29 (5), p.329-359
Main Authors: Cheung, Stephen S., McLellan, Tom M., Tenaglia, Sandra
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adaptation, Physiological
Age Factors
Biological and medical sciences
Body Temperature Regulation
Dehydration - physiopathology
Dehydration - prevention & control
Exercise Tolerance
Female
Fluid Therapy
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Heat Stress Disorders - etiology
Heat Stress Disorders - physiopathology
Heat Stress Disorders - prevention & control
Humans
Male
Physical Education and Training
Physical Fitness
Protective Clothing - adverse effects
Sex Factors
Sports - physiology
Thermoregulation. Hibernation. Estivation. Ecophysiology and environmental effects
Vertebrates: anatomy and physiology, studies on body, several organs or systems
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