Effects of repeated whole-body cold exposures on serum concentrations of growth hormone, thyrotropin, prolactin and thyroid hormones in healthy women

Cold therapy is used to relieve pain and inflammatory symptoms. Humoral changes may account for the pain alleviation related to the cold exposures. The aim of the present study was to examine the effects of two types of cold therapy, winter swimming in ice-cold water (WS) and whole body cryotherapy...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Cryobiology Jg. 58; H. 3; S. 275 - 278
Hauptverfasser:	Smolander, Juhani, Leppäluoto, Juhani, Westerlund, Tarja, Oksa, Juha, Dugue, Benoit, Mikkelsson, Marja, Ruokonen, Aimo
Format:	Journal Article
Sprache:	Englisch
Veröffentlicht:	Netherlands Elsevier Inc 01.06.2009
Schlagworte:	Adaptation, Physiological Body Temperature Cold Temperature Cryotherapy Female Females Growth hormone Growth Hormone - blood Humans Prolactin Prolactin - blood Thermosensing Thyroid hormones Thyroid Hormones - blood Thyrotropin Thyrotropin - blood Whole-body cryotherapy Winter swimming Whole-body cryotherapy Prolactin Winter swimming Thyrotropin Thyroid hormones Growth hormone Females
ISSN:	0011-2240, 1090-2392, 1090-2392
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