Cold exposure in humans causes specific acute and chronic physiological responses. This
paper will review both the acute and long-term physiological responses and external factors …

New Findings What is the topic of this review? This review presents an update and synthesis
of normal mechanisms of human cutaneous vasoconstriction in response to cold stress. It …

The purpose of this review is to describe the unique anatomical and physiological features
of the hands and feet that support heat conservation and dissipation, and in so doing …

An initial response to whole-body or local exposure of the extremities to cold is a strong
vasoconstriction, leading to a rapid decrease in hand and foot temperature. This impairs …

The fields of biological anthropology and exercise physiology are closely related and can
provide mutually beneficial insights into human performance. These fields often use similar …

In this third installment of our four-part historical series, we evaluate contributions that
shaped our understanding of heat and cold stress during occupational and athletic pursuits …

Lewis hunting reaction refers to the alternating cold-induced vasoconstriction and dilation in
extremities, whose underlying mechanism is complex. While numerous studies reported this …

Background We have been studying the thermoregulatory responses of Korean breath-hold
women divers, called haenyeo, in terms of aging and cold adaptation. During the 1960s to …

Purpose It has been reported that the cold-induced vasodilation (CIVD) response can be
trained using either regular local cold stimulation or exercise training. The present study …

Abstract Keramidas, Michail E, Roger Kölegård, Igor B. Mekjavic, and Ola Eiken. Acute
effects of normobaric hypoxia on hand-temperature responses during and after local cold …