THE EFFECT OF A YEAR IN THE ANTARCTIC ON HUMAN THERMAL AND METABOLIC RESPONSES TO AN ACUTE STANDARDIZED COLD STRESS

• Main Authors: MILAN,FREDERICK A., ELSNER,ROBERT W., RODAHL,KAARE
• Other Authors: ARCTIC AEROMEDICAL LAB FORT WAINWRIGHT ALASKA
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 1961
• Subjects: *BODY TEMPERATURE; *EXPOSURE(PHYSIOLOGY); *GEOPHYSICS; *METABOLISM; *STRESS(PHYSIOLOGY); HUMANS; MEASUREMENT; MOTOR REACTIONS; PHYSIOLOGY; POLAR REGIONS; Antarctic; Little America; Little America V; The Antarctic; Antarc*
• Online Access: http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD0260670; http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=AD0260670

The metabolic rate and thermal responses of eight healthy subjects exposed nude for 2 hours to a standard cold stress (17 + or - 1.0 C air temperature) were examined in the fall, winter, and spring at Little America V in the ntarctic. Mean body, average skin and foot temperatures increased significa...