Journal of the Korean Society of Clothing and Textiles (한국의류학회지)

The Korean Society of Clothing and Textiles (한국의류학회)
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Effects of Exposure and Insulation of the Extremities on the Human Thermoregulation

사지말초부의 노출과 보온이 인체의 체온조절에 미치는 영향

  • Jeong Woon Seon (Dept. of Clothing and Textiles, College of Natural Sciences, Andong National University) ;
  • Tokura Hiromi (Lab. of Physiology, Dept. of Clothing Sciences, Nara Women's University)
  • 정운선 (안동대학교 자연과학대학 의류학과) ;
  • 등창심실 (나라여자대학교 피복학과 피복생리학교실)
  • Published : 1991.12.01
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Abstract

Effects of insulation after exposure of the extremities on the temperature regulation in clothed men were studied. Experiment was carried out with six males in a climatic chamber fixed at $10^{\circ}C$, $55\%$ R.H. treated with Type A (face only was exposed) and Type B (face and half of the extremities were exposed). Mean skin temperature fell greater in Type B due to intense vasoconstriction than in Type A. Rectal temperature rose a little in Type B and resumed in Type A without any significant differences in metabolism between two types of clothing. These findings suggest that Type B is more effective in physiological defense to the cold stimuli than Type A at least at $10^{\circ}C$.

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