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Ultrasonic vocalization by rat pups during recovery from deep hypothermia.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  1459345     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Vocalization in the ultrasonic range (USV) has been reported to occur in young rodents in response to isolation, novelty, handling, and cold. Heretofore these calls have been known to occur only in alert, attentive, or emotionally aroused animals. These studies describe the emission of USV by comatose 9- to 10-day-old rat pups during recovery from deep hypothermia. Calling began at 15-18 degrees C core temperature while pups were virtually unresponsive to stimulation. Experimental results describe the patterns of call production in relation to respiration, cardiac function, colonic temperature, and brown adipose tissue thermogenesis. These vocalizations were 32-42 kHz in frequency, reached peak rates of 50/min at 23 degrees C, and were eliminated by laryngeal denervation, thus resembling isolation-induced vocalizations. However, contact with their dams failed to reduce call rates until pups had warmed above 25 degrees C. Newborn and weanling pups also emitted USV in deep hypothermia, but no USV were observed in pups recovering from general anesthesia. The possible functions and evolution of this behavior are discussed.
Authors:
M A Hofer; H N Shair
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Developmental psychobiology     Volume:  25     ISSN:  0012-1630     ISO Abbreviation:  Dev Psychobiol     Publication Date:  1992 Nov 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1993-01-12     Completed Date:  1993-01-12     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0164074     Medline TA:  Dev Psychobiol     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  511-28     Citation Subset:  IM; S    
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, College of Physicians & Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adipose Tissue, Brown / physiology
Animals
Arousal / physiology*
Body Temperature Regulation / physiology*
Female
Hypothermia, Induced
Laryngeal Nerves / physiology
Male
Rats
Rats, Wistar
Social Isolation*
Sound Spectrography
Ultrasonics
Vocalization, Animal / physiology*
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Dev Psychobiol 1992 Dec;25(8):647

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