ARTICLESMetabolic Responses of Old People to a Cold EnvironmentSteven M. Horvath, C. E. Radcliffe, B. K. Hutt, and G. B. SpurrSteven M. Horvath, C. E. Radcliffe, B. K. Hutt, and G. B. SpurrPublished Online:01 Sep 1955https://doi.org/10.1152/jappl.1955.8.2.145MoreSectionsPDF (594 KB)Download PDF ToolsExport citationAdd to favoritesGet permissionsTrack citations ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInEmailWeChat Previous Back to Top Next Download PDF FiguresReferencesRelatedInformationCited ByWhole-body cold tolerance in older Korean female divers “haenyeo” during cold air exposure: effects of repetitive cold exposure and aging3 November 2017 | International Journal of Biometeorology, Vol. 62, No. 4Immediate and Long-Term Effects of Qigong on Cold Intolerance in Patients with Post-Poliomyelitis SyndromeHealth, Vol. 10, No. 01Impaired defense of core temperature in aged humans during mild cold stressDavid W. DeGroot, and W. Larry Kenney1 January 2007 | American Journal of Physiology-Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology, Vol. 292, No. 1Aging alters regulation of visceral sympathetic nerve responses to acute hypothermiaBryan G. Helwig, Sujatha Parimi, Chanran K. Ganta, Richard Cober, Richard J. Fels, and Michael J. Kenney1 September 2006 | American Journal of Physiology-Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology, Vol. 291, No. 3Invited Review: Aging and human temperature regulationW. Larry Kenney, and Thayne A. Munce1 December 2003 | Journal of Applied Physiology, Vol. 95, No. 6Age-related thermoregulatory differences during core cooling in humansSteven M. Frank, Srinivasa N. Raja, Christian Bulcao, and David S. Goldstein1 July 2000 | American Journal of Physiology-Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology, Vol. 279, No. 1Cold-Induced Thermoregulation and Biological AgingMARIA FLOREZ-DUQUET, and ROGER B. McDONALD1 April 1998 | Physiological Reviews, Vol. 78, No. 2Physiological responses and thermal sensations of the elderly in cold and hot environmentsJournal of Thermal Biology, Vol. 18, No. 5-6Anaesthesia for urological surgery in the elderlyCurrent Anaesthesia & Critical Care, Vol. 3, No. 4Surgical hypothermiaPharmacology & Therapeutics, Vol. 38, No. 2The adrenocorticol stress-response in the aged male rat: Impairment of recovery from stressExperimental Gerontology, Vol. 18, No. 1Temperature requirements in old age27 July 2016 | Building Services Engineering Research and Technology, Vol. 1, No. 4Hypothermia in the aged.Environmental Health Perspectives, Vol. 20 More from this issue > Volume 8Issue 2September 1955Pages 145-148 https://doi.org/10.1152/jappl.1955.8.2.145PubMed13263254History Published online 1 September 1955 Published in print 1 September 1955 Metrics