CALORIMETRIC DETERMINATION OF AVERAGE BODY TEMPERATURE OF SMALL MAMMALS AND ITS VARIATION WITH ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS

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A method is described for determining average body temperature of mice by placing them immediately after killing in a Dewar flask containing water and recording the temperature rise. Evidence is presented to show that postmortem heat production does not contribute appreciably to the results. Average body temperatures are usually about 2 °C. lower than colonic temperatures except during lethal chilling when average temperatures are frequently higher than colonic. The rise in average body temperature produced by activity increases with environmental temperature. Body temperatures may be lower during activity than during rest at cold air temperatures.

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