Chapter 5.4 Life in Cold Environment
BOOK TITLE: Understanding Medical Physiology: A Textbook for Medical Students
Author
1. Bijlani R.L.
ISBN
9788180612213
DOI
10.5005/jp/books/10999_40
Edition
3/e
Publishing Year
2004
Pages
4
Author Affiliations
1.
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi
Chapter keywords
sympathetic stimulation,
environmental temperature,
thermoregulatory responses,
vasodilatation,
physiological responses,
behavioural response,
seasonal fluctuation,
hermosensors,
wind velocity,
vasoconstriction,
metabolic rate,
coagulation characteristics,
alternating pattern,
vestigial response,
glucocorticoids,
high humidity,
microenvironment