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The observed fluctuations in finger skin temperature in the critiqued study should not be termed cold-induced vasodilation, but rather attributed to normal heat loss mechanisms.
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Mandates precise terminology in thermoregulation studies; leaves open mechanistic validation of finger temperature responses in cold exposure.
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H.A.M. Daanen (2008) reported a letter. The observed fluctuations in finger skin temperature in the critiqued study should not be termed cold-induced vasodilation, but rather attributed to normal heat loss mechanisms.
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