Infrared Technology, Volume. 47, Issue 4, 510(2025)

Application and Research Progress of Infrared Thermography in Exercise Physiology

Xianxiang ZENG1, Chunxue TANG1, Yuxiao DENG1, and Lijun SHI1,2、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1Department of Exercise Physiology, Beijing Sport University, Beijing 100084, China
  • 2Laboratory of Sports Stress and Adaptation of General Administration of Sport of China, Beijing 100084, China
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    Received: Apr. 8, 2024

    Accepted: May. 13, 2025

    Published Online: May. 13, 2025

    The Author Email: SHI Lijun (shilj@bsu.edu.cn)

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