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Showering as a coolant for rats exposed to heat.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  5647836     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Rats exposed to heat learn to take showers and thus defend themselves against hyperthermia; thereafter the rate of showering is a direct function of ambient temperature. The showering effectively replaces spreading of saliva as the major defense against heat in desalivate rats, and appears to be highly preferred to the use of saliva by the intact animal. Since rats will work to obtain heat when cold, it is now clear that learned behavior is effective and physiologically appropriate for thermoregulation at temperatures both above and below the neutral range.
Authors:
A N Epstein; R Milestone
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Science (New York, N.Y.)     Volume:  160     ISSN:  0036-8075     ISO Abbreviation:  Science     Publication Date:  1968 May 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1968-06-28     Completed Date:  1968-06-28     Revised Date:  2011-12-02    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0404511     Medline TA:  Science     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  895-6     Citation Subset:  IM    
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adaptation, Physiological
Animals
Behavior, Animal*
Body Temperature Regulation*
Fever / prevention & control
Hot Temperature*
Learning*
Male
Rats
Salivation
Water*
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
7732-18-5/Water

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