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Hypoxia and the metabolic response to cold in new‐born rabbits

Hypoxia and the metabolic response to cold in new‐born rabbits J. Physiol. (1964), 172, 358 pp. 358-368 With 4 text-Jigures Printed in Great Britain HYPOXIA AND THE METABOLIC RESPONSE TO COLD IN NEW-BORN RABBITS BY C. M. BLATTEIS* From the Nuffleld Institute for Medical Research, University of Oxford (Received 24 October 1963) On exposure to cold, new-born animals of increase their many species 02 consumption (Dawes, This increase is at 1961). once reduced or abolished by acute hypoxia in new-born rabbits (Adamsons, kittens and adult 1959), The mechanism of this guinea-pigs (Hill, 1959). hypoxic depression of the metabolic response to cold is but several have been uncertain, possibilities In the suggested. present paper, two of these hypotheses have been tested on new-born rabbits, that hypoxia decreases the rise in on 02 consumption cold exposure to (1) by excitation of systemic arterial chemoreceptors or the effects of noradrenaline & (Mott, 1963) (2) by reducing (Moore Underwood, 1960a). In foals, calves and born and reared natural piglets under conditions in the field the rate of 02 consumption is greater in a cold climate at altitude (in the Peruvian summer 140 Andes; day-time temperature C, mean ambient 95 mm than in a warmer climate at sea level Hg) (Lima, Po, 250 C; http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png The Journal of Physiology Wiley

Hypoxia and the metabolic response to cold in new‐born rabbits

Blatteis, C. M.
The Journal of Physiology , Volume 172 (3) – Jan 1, 1964
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10.1113/jphysiol.1964.sp007424
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J. Physiol. (1964), 172, 358 pp. 358-368 With 4 text-Jigures Printed in Great Britain HYPOXIA AND THE METABOLIC RESPONSE TO COLD IN NEW-BORN RABBITS BY C. M. BLATTEIS* From the Nuffleld Institute for Medical Research, University of Oxford (Received 24 October 1963) On exposure to cold, new-born animals of increase their many species 02 consumption (Dawes, This increase is at 1961). once reduced or abolished by acute hypoxia in new-born rabbits (Adamsons, kittens and adult 1959), The mechanism of this guinea-pigs (Hill, 1959). hypoxic depression of the metabolic response to cold is but several have been uncertain, possibilities In the suggested. present paper, two of these hypotheses have been tested on new-born rabbits, that hypoxia decreases the rise in on 02 consumption cold exposure to (1) by excitation of systemic arterial chemoreceptors or the effects of noradrenaline & (Mott, 1963) (2) by reducing (Moore Underwood, 1960a). In foals, calves and born and reared natural piglets under conditions in the field the rate of 02 consumption is greater in a cold climate at altitude (in the Peruvian summer 140 Andes; day-time temperature C, mean ambient 95 mm than in a warmer climate at sea level Hg) (Lima, Po, 250 C;

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Published: Jan 1, 1964

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