This text was conceived by the Commission on Thermal Physiology of the International Union of Physiological Sciences in response to its concern over the inadequate and outdated coverage of this topic in traditional textbooks. The membership of this Commission comprises international experts in each of the subfields of thermal physiology, with extensive research and teaching experience in their respective specialties. They are the authors of the chapters of this indispendable textbook.

Contents:

• Thermal Physiology: Brief History and Perspectives (A S Milton)
• Body Temperature (C M Blatteis)
• Biophysics of Heat Exchange between Body and Environment (J Werner)
• Heat Production Mechanisms: Shivering (L Jansky)
• Heat Production Mechanisms: Nonshivering Thermogenesis and Brown Adipose Tissue (B Cannon & J Nedergaard)
• Heat Loss Mechanisms (T Morimoto)
• Neural Thermal Reception and Regulation of Body Temperature (J A Boulant)
• Thermiatrics and Behavior (M Cabanac)
• Temperature Regulation in Exercise (B N Johannsen & H Kaciuba-Uscilko)
• Body Temperature and Age: Thermoregulation in the Neonates (H P Laburn)
• Body Temperature and Age: Thermoregulation in the Elderly (K E Cooper)
• Fever (C M Blatteis)
• Thermoregulatory Consequences of Prolonged Exposure to Thermal Extremes: Prolonged Exposure to Heat (M Horowitz)
• Thermoregulatory Consequences of Prolonged Exposure to Thermal Extremes: Cold Adaptation (E Zeisberger)
• Pathophysiological Consequences of Exposure to Thermal Extremes: Pathophysiology of Hyperthermia (M Horowitz & J R S Hales)
• Pathophysiological Consequences of Exposure to Thermal Extremes: Hypothermia and Cold Injuries in Man (J B Mercer)
• Temperature Regulation in Special Situations (C M Blatteis)

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