The duration of sustained contractions of the human forearm at different muscle temperatures

RSJ Clarke, RF Hellon, AR Lind - The Journal of physiology, 1958 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
METHODS The sustained contractions were made on a simple hand-grip dynamometer
illustrated in Fig. 1. The finger grip was connected through a universal joint to a mild steel bar 1-…

Noxious thermal input from the rat tail: modulation by descending inhibitory influences

R Necker, RF Hellon - Pain, 1977 - journals.lww.com
: In anaesthetized rats, single fibres have been dissected from the tail nerves. Fibres were
found which became excited when the temperature of water surrounding the tail was raised …

Temperature-sensitive neurones in the dog's hypothalamus

JD Hardy, RF Hellon, K Sutherland - The Journal of physiology, 1964 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
METHODS Dogs weighing between 10 and 12 kg were used and anaesthetized with a
solution con-taining 20 g of urethane and 2 g of a-chloralose per 100 ml. This was given …

Thermal stimulation of hypothalamic neurones in unanaesthetized rabbits

RF Hellon - The Journal of physiology, 1967 - Wiley Online Library
1. A technique has been devised for recording unit activity in the anterior hypothalamus of
conscious rabbits during the controlled displacement of local temperature by 1‐2 C. The …

Natural and artifical acclimatization to hot environments

RF Hellon, RM Jones, RK Macpherson… - The Journal of …, 1956 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
METHODS Plan of experiment In the first test all the subjects received exactly the same
treatment-they performed a standard task in a standard environment (dry-bulb 1000 F, wet-bulb …

Assessment of physiological severity of hot climates

AR Lind, RF Hellon - Journal of applied physiology, 1957 - journals.physiology.org
Ten healthy, young, acclimatized men were exposed to eight different climates to assess the
accuracy of the Effective Temperature scale and the P4SR scale. The subjects remained …

The physiological reactions of men of two age groups to a hot environment

RF Hellon, AR Lind, JS Weiner - The Journal of physiology, 1956 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
METHODS Thirty-six subjects were chosen from a large number of volunteers (over 1000
mines-rescue personnel), eighteen in the younger group and eighteen in the older. The range …

Neuronal and behavioural responses in rats during noxious stimulation of the tail

D Mitchell, RF Hellon - … of the Royal Society of London …, 1977 - royalsocietypublishing.org
In rats anaesthetized with urethane, extracellular unit activity has been recorded from neurones
in the central nervous system during noxious stimulation of the tail. Accurately graded …

Observations on the activity of sweat glands with special reference to the influence of ageing

RF Hellon, AR Lind - The Journal of Physiology, 1956 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Methods Twenty-four men were examined, twelve students between the ages of 18 and 23
years, and twelve college servants between the ages of 45 and 57 years. The subjects were …

The representation of facial temperature in the caudal trigeminal nucleus of the cat.

JO Dostrovsky, RF Hellon - The Journal of physiology, 1978 - Wiley Online Library
1. In cats anaesthetized with urethane, extracellular micro‐electrode recordings were made
in the marginal layer of the trigeminal nucleus caudalis between the level of the obex and …