ISSN:
1439-6327
Keywords:
Key words Heat acclimation
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Sodium balance
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Aldosterone
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Sweat
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Abstract The effect of manipulating sodium intake upon sweat sodium secretion was investigated during heat acclimation. Twenty-five male subjects were confined to an environmental chamber at a temperature of 25°C for 3 days, and then acclimated to heat by a further 5 days at 40°C. The subjects' daily sodium intake was controlled throughout as follows: high (HNa), 348.4 (0.8) mmol · day−1, n = 7; moderate (MNa), 174.1 (0.6) mmol · day−1, n = 9; or low (LNa), 66.3 mmol · day−1, n = 9. Sodium losses were estimated from urinary, faecal and sweat collections using a whole-body washdown method. Plasma aldosterone concentration was also measured from venous blood sampled each morning. Measurements of body temperature and heart rate during the heat exposure phase indicated a degree of heat acclimation. During this heat phase there was a reduction (P 〈 0.01) in sweat sodium secretion for all three conditions which was greatest for the LNa condition, although this finding was not significant (P 〈 0.1). In the LNa condition, plasma aldosterone concentration increased (P 〈 0.05) prior to heat exposure, and the secretion of aldosterone was potentiated (P 〈 0.01) during the heat exposure in comparison with the MNa condition. In contrast, the HNa diet produced a fall (P 〈 0.05) in plasma aldosterone concentration prior to heat exposure and an attenuation of aldosterone secretion thereafter. These findings are inconsistent with the hypothesis that retention of sweat sodium is dependent upon a net body sodium deficit, but demonstrate that aldosterone secretion is potentiated under such conditions.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s004210050454
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