The body temperature in relation to the influence of temperature on the oxygen consumption of isolated human tissue

1967 ◽  
Vol 42 (4) ◽  
pp. 147-159
Author(s):  
J. M. O’Connor
2003 ◽  
Vol 51 (6) ◽  
pp. 603 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. P. Ikonomopoulou ◽  
R. W. Rose

We investigated the metabolic rate, thermoneutral zone and thermal conductance of the eastern barred bandicoot in Tasmania. Five adult eastern barred bandicoots (two males, three non-reproductive females) were tested at temperatures of 3, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35 and 40°C. The thermoneutral zone was calculated from oxygen consumption and body temperature, measured during the daytime: their normal resting phase. It was found that the thermoneutral zone lies between 25°C and 30°C, with a minimum metabolic rate of 0.51 mL g–1 h–1 and body temperature of 35.8°C. At cooler ambient temperatures (3–20°C) the body temperature decreased to approximately 34.0°C while the metabolic rate increased from 0.7 to 1.3 mL g–1�h–1. At high temperatures (35°C and 40°C) both body temperature (36.9–38.7°C) and metabolic rate (1.0–1.5 mL g–1 h–1) rose. Thermal conductance was low below an ambient temperature of 30°C but increased significantly at higher temperatures. The low thermal conductance (due, in part, to good insulation, a reduced body temperature at lower ambient temperatures, combined with a relatively high metabolic rate) suggests that this species is well adapted to cooler environments but it could not thermoregulate easily at temperatures above 30°C.


1957 ◽  
Vol 188 (3) ◽  
pp. 473-476 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bernard Fisher ◽  
Clem Russ ◽  
E. J. Fedor

The changes occurring in cardiac output and oxygen consumption in short periods of hypothermia are the same when either ether or pentobarbital sodium is used as the anesthetic agent during the induction of hypothermia. Following an initial decrease in oxygen consumption, no further change occurred as long as the body temperature was maintained at a constant level. Cardiac output, arterial-venous oxygen difference, and coefficient of oxygen utilization remain unchanged for longer periods of time than most physiologic parameters studied during prolonged hypothermia at constant temperatures. After about 14 hours they also begin to alter so that by 24 hours the changes are profound. Stagnant anoxemia and marked increased in the coefficient of O2 utilization resulting from the markedly lowered cardiac output, which was 5% of the precooled controls, occurred.


1965 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 405-410 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hermann Pohl

Characteristics of cold acclimation in the golden hamster, Mesocricetus auratus, were 1) higher metabolic rate at -30 C, 2) less shivering when related to ambient temperature or oxygen consumption, and 3) higher differences in body temperature between cardiac area and thoracic subcutaneous tissues at all ambient temperatures tested, indicating changes in tissue insulation. Cold-acclimated hamsters also showed a rise in temperature of the cardiac area when ambient temperature was below 15 C. Changes in heat distribution in cold-acclimated hamsters suggest higher blood flow and heat production in the thoracic part of the body in the cold. The thermal conductance through the thoracic and lumbar muscle areas, however, did not change notably with lowering ambient temperature. Marked differences in thermoregulatory response to cold after cold acclimation were found between two species, the golden hamster and the thirteen-lined ground squirrel, showing greater ability to regulate body temperature in the cold in hamsters. hibernator; oxygen consumption— heat production; body temperature — heat conductance; muscular activity — shivering; thermoregulation Submitted on July 6, 1964


1993 ◽  
Vol 41 (1) ◽  
pp. 67 ◽  
Author(s):  
F Geiser

The pattern of torpor was examined in the eastern pygmy possum, Cercartetus nanus (21 g). Animals displayed torpor regularly in the laboratory, and the occurrence of torpor increased with decreasing air temperature (T(a)). At high T(a) (18-degrees-C) animals usually exhibited daily torpor, but torpor bouts of up to 2 days were observed occasionally. The duration of torpor bouts lengthened with a lowering of T(a) and the mean bout duration at T(a) = 5-degrees-C was 17.0 +/- 2.5 days. The minimum metabolic rate (measured as rate of oxygen consumption) of torpid individuals was 0.018 +/- 0.003 mL O2 g-1 h-1, which is less than 2% of the basal metabolic rate. The body temperature (T(b)) Of torpid animals fell to a minimum of 1.3 +/- 0.4-degrees-C. These results clearly demonstrate that Cercartetus nanus is a deep hibernator.


Development ◽  
1961 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 159-166
Author(s):  
Agnes Brøndsted ◽  
H. V. Brøndsted

There exists in planarians a time-graded regeneration field for head regeneration (Brøndsted, 1946, 1956; A. & H. V. Brøndsted, 1952). The characteristics of this field, expressed by rate of regeneration, are species-specific. The existence of this field ensures harmonious regeneration from cuts everywhere in the body, as a cut will always expose a ‘high point’ where regeneration of a head starts with greatest speed, thus taking the lead in organization and at the same time inhibiting head-forming tendencies elsewhere in the blastema (Brøndsted, 1956). The factors underlying these characteristics of the field are unknown; the problems involved are being attacked from several angles in our laboratory. For the sake of this work it is of some interest to know how the different rates of regeneration at various levels in the time-graded fields might be influenced by various temperature levels. Material and Methods The experiments were carried out on two species differing greatly in the characteristics of their time-graded regeneration fields.


PEDIATRICS ◽  
1961 ◽  
Vol 27 (5) ◽  
pp. 740-747
Author(s):  
Herbert C. Miller ◽  
Franklin C. Behrle ◽  
David L. Hagar ◽  
Terry R. Denison

Relative humidity between 80 and 90% increased the body temperatures of both healthy and sick premature infants, the increase being greatest in the least mature infants. No significant, consistent increase in oxygen consumption was observed to accompany the increase in body temperature produced by high relative humidity. Low relative humidity between 20 and 60% did not prevent the return of body temperature to normal values after the initial decrease immediately following birth. The return to normal was slower in the less mature infants. Low relative humidity was not incompatible with the survival of very small premature infants maintained in an ambient temperature betwen 88 and 90°F (31.1 to 32.2°C).


1963 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 746-751 ◽  
Author(s):  
Herbert Stone

The olfactory response to acetic acid was studied at six experimental temperatures (12.5, 15, 20, 25, 30, and 35 C) for a trained panel of ten subjects. Determination of the 50% thresholds indicated no significant differences in olfactory sensitivity at the various environmental temperatures. Further analysis of the data indicated two significantly different groups of differing absolute sensitivity; however, no influence of temperature on olfactory sensitivity was noted. The 50% threshold for acetic acid was found to be 39.0 x 10-4 mg/liter air (0.65 x 10-7 moles/liter air) for the pooled data. Temperature recordings of inhaled and exhaled air in the nasal cavity suggested inspired air was rapidly equilibrated with body temperature by heat provided by the conchae. These data corroborate the conclusions of the sensory tests and explain the lack of change in odor threshold at different environmental temperatures. The inspired air stream is rapidly warmed to body temperature and any apparent changes in olfactory sensitivity would appear to be physical phenomena and not response to a true olfactory stimulus. Submitted on January 10, 1963


Author(s):  
Danuta Sado ◽  
Krzysztof Gajos

The nonlinear dynamics of a three degree of freedom autoparametric system with two pendulums connected by SMA (Shape Memory Alloys) spring in the neighborhood internal and external resonance is presented in this works. The system consists of the body of mass m1 which is hung on a spring and a damper, and two connected by SMA spring pendulums of the length 1 and masses m2 and m3 mounted to the body of mass m1. It is assumed, that the motion of the pendulums are damped by resistive forces. Shape memory alloys have ability to change their material properties, for example stiffness. The equations of motion have been solved numerically and there was studied the influence of temperature on the energy transfer between modes of vibrations. Solutions for the system response are presented for specific values of the parameters of system. It was shown that in this type system one mode of vibrations may excite or damp another mode, and that except different kinds of periodic vibrations there may also appear chaotic vibrations. It depends on various amplitudes of excitation, frequencies ratio and different system parameters. Also fundamental is the influence of temperature on response of the system. For the identification of the responses of the system various techniques, including chaos techniques such as bifurcation diagrams and time histories, power spectral densities (FFT), Poincare` maps and exponents of Lyapunov may be use.


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