Cold acclimatization of the fingers
- 1 January 1964
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physiological Society in Journal of Applied Physiology
- Vol. 19 (1) , 158-161
- https://doi.org/10.1152/jappl.1964.19.1.158
Abstract
Serial finger-flexion and V-test estimations were carried out on five subjects engaged in a high-altitude mountaineering expedition. Exposure to cold conditions was from 35 to 62 days. There was no evidence that local acclimatization to cold occurred. This contrasts with recent experiments in Canada and Antarctica where local acclimatization could be demonstrated within 6 weeks of exposure. Possible reasons for this discrepancy are discussed. finger-flexion test; V test for tactile discrimination; high-altitude cold exposure; high-altitude clothing Submitted on March 22, 1963Keywords
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