14 research outputs found
Role of voltage-gated calcium channels in the generation of activity-induced extracellular pH transients in the rat hippocampal slice
Pharmacological characterization of extracellular pH transients evoked by selective synaptic and exogenous activation of AMPA, NMDA, and GABAA receptors in the rat hippocampal slice
Relative contributions of excitatory and inhibitory neuronal activity to alkaline transients evoked by stimulation of Schaffer collaterals in the rat hippocampal slice
The role of bicarbonate in GABA<sub>A</sub> receptor-mediated IPSPs of rat neocortical neurones
Extracellular alkaline transients mediated by glutamate receptors in the rat hippocampal slice are not due to a proton conductance
Thermal Sensitivity To Warmth During Rest and Exercise: A Sex Comparison.
Purpose The study aimed to compare thermal sensation in response to a fixed warm stimulus across 31 body locations in resting and active males and females.
Methods Twelve males (20.6 ± 1.0 yrs, 78.1 ± 15.6 kg, 180 ± 8.9 cm, 34.4 ± 5.2 ml•kg-1•min-1) and 12 females (20.6 ± 1.4 yrs, 62.9 ± 5.5 kg, 167 ± 5.7 cm, 36.5 ± 6.6 ml•kg-1•min-1) rested in a thermoneutral (22.2 ± 2.2°C, 35.1 ± 5.8% RH) room whilst a thermal probe (25 cm2), set at 40°C was applied in a balanced order to 31 locations across the body. Participants reported their thermal sensation 10 seconds after initial application. Following this, participants began cycling at 50% 〖"V" ̇"O" 〗_"2max" for 20 minutes, which was then lowered to 30% 〖"V" ̇"O" 〗_"2max" and the sensitivity test repeated.
Results Females had significantly warmer magnitude sensations than males at all locations (4.7 ± 1.8 vs 3.6 ± 2.2, p0.05).
Conclusion The data provides evidence that the thermal sensation response to warmth varies between genders and between body regions and reduces during exercise. These findings have important implications for clothing design and thermophysiological modellin