COMPARISON OF THERMOREGULATORY RESPONSES TO HEAT BETWEEN JAPANESE BRAZILIANS AND JAPANESE
COMPARISON OF THERMOREGULATORY RESPONSES TO HEAT BETWEEN JAPANESE BRAZILIANS AND JAPANESE
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DOI:
10.1016/0306-4565(93)90050-4
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发表时间:
1993-12-01
影响因子:
2.7
通讯作者:
KIKUCHI, Y
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作者:
KATSUURA, T;TACHIBANA, ME;KIKUCHI, Y
1. Eight male Japanese Brazilians and 11 male Japanese volunteered for this study. Each one sat on a chair for 45 min at 40 degrees C (r.h. 50%).2. Then, they exercised using a bicycle ergometer in a semi-reclining position for 45 min at 40% of maximal oxygen uptake.3. Thermal and comfort sensation confirmed that Japanese Brazilians felt cooler and more comfortable in 40 degrees C environment than the Japanese.4. Oxygen uptake, sweat rate and body weight loss for both groups were not significantly different.5. Forearm blood flow and heart rate for Brazilians were significantly lower than those for Japanese.6. Skin temperature at chest region for Brazilians was found to be significantly higher than that for Japanese.7. Thus the thermoregulatory responses observed in Japanese Brazilians may be largely attributed to the climate in their native places located on the Tropic of Capricorn.8. These results may indicate that environment condition is the important factor in determining the thermoregulatory responses.