Comparison Of Nonacclimatized Americans And Alaskan Eskimos

Description:

On three counts there is no difference between thermoregulation in Eskimos and white people. They all shiver at the same skin temperature, perspire at the same skin temperature. And, their over-all tissue insulation during maximal vasoconstriction, though significantly less than in the control subjects of this study, is what would be predicted for nonacclimatized American males of comparable fat thickness. Line graph. Table. Bibliography.

Protocol:

UNM Health Sciences Library and Informatics Center Public Access

Community:

UNM Health Sciences Library and Informatics Center

Category:

Anthropology, Miscellaneous, Physiology

Original Date:

1963

Creator:

Merbs, Cf

Language:

English

Rights:

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Source:

Am J Phys Anthro; Rennie, DW. Comparison of nonacclimatized Americans and Alaskan Eskimos. Fedn Proc Fedn Am Socs Exp Biol 1963;22(3pt1):828-30.

Identifier:

9902970

Subject:

Body Temperature, Body Temperature Regulation, Body Weight, Comparative Study, Heat, Metabolism, Skin Temperature, Skinfold Thickness, Temperature

Type:

Monograph