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Evidence of environmental influence on the development of thermoregulation in the rat.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  7225948     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Sprague-Dawley rats were raised in an environmentally controlled room at 33 degrees C. Thermoregulatory responses of animals reared in this way were compared with those of control and warm-acclimated rats. Warm-reared animals demonstrated a significantly greater fall in colonic temperature during cold exposure when compared with both warm-acclimated (p less than 0.01) and control (p less than 0.001) animals. Warm-reared animals also show a modified response to central infusion of noradrenaline; they produce a hyperthermia in contrast with the hypothermia observed in control and warm-acclimated rats. These results suggest that the early thermal environment may modify the development of temperature regulation in the Sprague-Dawley rat in a way different from the normal acclimation process.
Authors:
A V Ferguson; W L Veale; K E Cooper
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology     Volume:  59     ISSN:  0008-4212     ISO Abbreviation:  Can. J. Physiol. Pharmacol.     Publication Date:  1981 Feb 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1981-07-09     Completed Date:  1981-07-09     Revised Date:  2008-11-21    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0372712     Medline TA:  Can J Physiol Pharmacol     Country:  CANADA    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  91-5     Citation Subset:  IM    
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Acclimatization
Animals
Body Temperature
Body Temperature Regulation* / drug effects
Cold Temperature
Environment*
Norepinephrine / pharmacology
Rats
Time Factors
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
51-41-2/Norepinephrine

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