Adaptive Changes in Rats Exposed to Cold. Caloric Exchange
- 1 August 1954
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physiological Society in American Journal of Physiology-Legacy Content
- Vol. 178 (2) , 305-308
- https://doi.org/10.1152/ajplegacy.1954.178.2.305
Abstract
The time course of metabolic changes in rats during acclimatization to air of 5[degree] C was followed by direct and indirect calorimetric measurements made at intervals during the exposure to cold air. Heat production increased gradually during the first 2 or 3 wks. exposure, the greatest increase occurring during the first 5 days. Food consumption of such animals showed a corresponding increase.Keywords
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