ISSN:
1439-6327
Keywords:
Exercise
;
Thermal Environment
;
Heat Stress
;
Creatinine Clearance
;
Glomerular Filtration Rate
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Summary Rates of creatinine clearance (CCr) were measured in 3 healthy young men while standing at rest, walking at 5.6 km/hr, or jogging at 9.6 km/hr for 1 hr in environments set at water vapor tensions equal to about 10 mm Hg and dry bulb temperatures of 10, 25, or 40 ° C. The purpose was to study the differential effects of activity and thermal environment on glomerular filtration rate (GFR). CCr was always greater for walking than for standing in each environmental situation considered. For jogging, CCr decreased below standing values in the hot and temperate environments, but in the cold CCr for jogging did not differ from that for standing. Furthermore, during the jogging experiments CCr decreased in a linear fashion for each subject as heat stress (sweat rate) increased. We conclude that in comparison with rest the effects of mild and moderate exercise on GFR can be directionally different. With increasing heat stress, these differences in GFR can be accentuated.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00699117
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