Abstract
The skin is the site of heat exchanges between man and his environment. Its capacity to modify the intensity of these exchanges via vasomotor control means that it plays an essential role in the fight against environmental thermal stress. The development of millions of sweat glands allowing secretion and excretion of sweat makes it a unique location for heat loss in warm conditions. There are many physiologic parameters to be meausured in order to evaluate the thermal regulation and resistance. This chapter explains these methods of assessment.
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Candas, V. (2017). Thermophysiological Parameters in Man. In: Humbert, P., Fanian, F., Maibach, H., Agache, P. (eds) Agache's Measuring the Skin. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-32383-1_70
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