Responses of Quechua Indians to coca ingestion during cold exposure
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8320059 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Joel M Hanna (University of Hawaii System, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1971 |
| Volume | 34 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 273-277 |
| Publication date | 1971-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Physical Anthropology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-9483 • E-ISSN: 1096-8644 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/ajpa.1330340210 |
| PMID | 5572606 |
| OpenAlex | W2042518946 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 5 |
Fourteen Quechua men chewed coca leaves as they were exposed to a mild cold stress of 15.5°C for two hours. When compared to their own responses in a similar exposure without coca, they showed lower finger and toe temperatures. This was attributed to a mild vasoconstriction induced by coca leaf chewing. During the second hour of cold, coca users also showed a more gradual decline in core temperature which could represent greater heat conservation
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| Unique citing works | 8 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,15 |
| Citation span | 1972 - 2025 (54) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |