Effects of changes in temperature (local and central) on plasma fibrinolytic activity.
The effect of local and whole-body heating and cooling on plasma fibrinolytic activity has been investigated in 59 subjects. An increase in whole-body temperature and both local cooling and heating increased the fibrinolytic activity. The results demonstrate that the application of local heat or cold will produce a local increase in fibrinolytic activity which is independent of general factors such as emotion and stress.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001132:Arm; D001831:Body Temperature; D003080:Cold Temperature; D004644:Emotions; D005260:Female; D005342:Fibrinolysis; D006358:Hot Temperature; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013312:Stress, Physiological