Effect of exposure to cold on evaporative loss from rats
- 30 September 1967
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physiological Society in American Journal of Physiology-Legacy Content
- Vol. 213 (4) , 1003-1008
- https://doi.org/10.1152/ajplegacy.1967.213.4.1003
Abstract
The evaporative loss from rats maintained in air at 25 C, 35% relative humidity, was measured by a recording balance and was 0.124 g/100 g body wt/hr. After exposure to air at 5 C and 66% relative humidity, evaporative loss more than doubled and reached a value of 0.298 g/100 g body wtAr. In addition, urinary excretion during cold exposure was greater at any given fluid intake than it was prior to cold exposure. These findings suggest mechanisms for the dehydrating effect of cold observed previously.This publication has 1 reference indexed in Scilit:
- Factors modifying water metabolism in rats fed dry dietsAmerican Journal of Physiology-Legacy Content, 1959