PROCEEDINGS: SYMPOSIA ON ARCTIC BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE. VI. THE PHYSIOLOGY OF WORK IN COLD AND ALTITUDE

Abstract

Contents: Responses to cold, work and altitude of aging man; The reactions of the newborn to cold and altitude; A comparative review of certain responses of men and women to high altitude; Exercise limitation at high altitude; Work and oxygen debt at altitude -- biochemical aspects; Cold, work, and altitude: central circulatory aspects; Body fluid volumes in relation to altitude, exercise and cold exposure; Endocrine changes in work at altitude and in the cold; Blood and tissue changes during high altitude and cold acclimatization; General adjustments of acclimatized and unacclimatized man to cold, work, and altitude.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1966
Accession Number
AD0682520

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  • Carla Helfferich
  • Eugene Evonuk
  • Steven M. Horvath

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