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 …

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 …

Habituation is an adaptation seen in many organisms, defined by a reduction in the
response to repeated stimuli. Evolutionarily, habituation is thought to benefit the organism by …

Cold injury can result from exercising at low temperatures and can impair exercise
performance or cause lifelong debility or death. This consensus statement provides up-to …

New Findings What is the topic of this review? The aim was to examine the influence of
hypoxia on thermoregulatory and cardiovascular control in the cold. What advances does it …

We examined the interactive effects of mild hypothermia and hypoxia on finger vasoreactivity
to local cold stress. Eight male lowlanders performed, in a counterbalanced order, a …

We tested the hypothesis that prolonged intermittent hand exposures to transient contrast
thermal stimuli would enhance the finger cold-induced vasodilatation (CIVD) response …

Hand skin temperature measurements have previously been performed on either dorsal or
palmar sides and it is possible to find arguments for the advantage of both locations …

Cold and hypoxia constitute the main environmental stressors encountered on the Antarctic
Plateau. Hence, we examined whether central and/or peripheral acclimatisation to the …

Abstract Study Objectives Exposure to hypoxia elevates chemosensitivity, which can lead to
periodic breathing. Exercise impacts gas exchange, altering chemosensitivity; however …