Heat Vasodilatation of the Rat Tail

1975 ◽  
Vol 53 (2) ◽  
pp. 202-206 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. Hellström

The vasomotor response of the tail of the albino rat to total-body heating and cooling was studied by skin-temperature recording and plethysmography with the tail at 25 °C air temperature. Tail vasodilatation started at core temperatures slightly above 37 °C and increased to a core temperature up to about 39 °C. During cooling of warm rats, tail vasoconstriction started at significantly higher levels of core temperature than the values at which vasodilatation appeared when the rat was warmed.

1996 ◽  
Vol 81 (2) ◽  
pp. 838-845 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Gudivaka ◽  
D. Schoeller ◽  
R. F. Kushner

This study assessed the effects of changes in skin temperature on multifrequency bioimpedance analysis (MF-BIA) and on the prediction of body water compartments. Skin temperature (baseline 29.3 +/- 2.1 degrees C) of six healthy adults was raised over 50 min to 35.8 +/- 0.6 degrees C, followed by cooling for 20 min to 26.9 +/- 1.3 degrees C, by using an external heating and cooling blanket. MF-BIA was measured at both distal (conventional) and proximal electrode placements. Both distal and proximal impedance varied inversely with a change in skin temperature across all frequencies (5–500 kHz). The change in proximal impedance per degree centigrade change in skin surface temperature was approximately 60% of distal impedance. The change in measured impedance at 50 kHz erroneously increased predicted total body water (TBW) by 2.6 +/- 0.9 liters (P < 0.001) and underpredicted fat mass by 3.3 +/- 1.3 kg (P < 0.0001). Computer modeling of the MF-BIA data indicated changes in predicted water compartments with temperature modifications; however, the ratio of extracellular water (ECW) to TBW did not significantly change (P < 0.4). This change in impedance was not due to a change in the movement of water of the ECW compartment and thus probably represents a change in cutaneous impedance of the skin. Controlled ambient and skin temperatures should be included in the standardization of BIA measurements. The error in predicted TBW is < 1% within an ambient temperature range of 22.3 to 27.7 degrees C (72.1–81.9 degrees F).


Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (13) ◽  
pp. 3955
Author(s):  
Yonghan Ahn ◽  
Hanbyeol Jang ◽  
Junghyon Mun

The purpose of this study is to compare the load calculation results by a model using the air changes per hour (ACH) method and a model using an airflow network (AFN) and to ascertain what causes the difference between the two models. In the basic case study, the difference in the heat transfer distribution of the model in the interior space was investigated. The most significant difference between the two models is the heat transfer that results from infiltration. Parameter analysis was performed to investigate the relationship between the difference and the environmental variables. The result shows that the greater the difference is between the air temperature inside the balcony and the outdoor air temperature, and the greater the air flows from the balcony to the residential area, and the greater the heating and cooling load difference occurs. The analysis using the actual weather files of five domestic cities in South Korea rather than a virtual case shows that the differences are not so obvious when the wind blows at a constant speed throughout the year, but are dominant when the wind does not blow during the night and is stronger alongside the occurrence of sunlight during the day.


1988 ◽  
Vol 74 (3) ◽  
pp. 181-186
Author(s):  
S. P. L. Travis

AbstractThe surface temperature of eight Royal Marine recruits was monitored in the field during Autumn training on Dartmoor (minimum air temperature 4.5°C). The lowest skin temperature recorded was 6.1°C. One subject experienced a toe temperature below 10° for 5.5 hours and below 15°C for 12.6 hours during a 24 hour recording period. Ambient temperature and inactivity during exposure to cold were the main factors associated with low toe temperatures but individual responses varied widely.


2012 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. CR201-CR208 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jerrold S. Petrofsky ◽  
Lee Berk ◽  
Faris Alshammari ◽  
Haneul Lee ◽  
Adel Hamdan ◽  
...  

2015 ◽  
Vol 12 (8) ◽  
pp. 7665-7687 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. L. Pérez Díaz ◽  
T. Lakhankar ◽  
P. Romanov ◽  
J. Muñoz ◽  
R. Khanbilvardi ◽  
...  

Abstract. Land Surface Temperature (LST) is a key variable (commonly studied to understand the hydrological cycle) that helps drive the energy balance and water exchange between the Earth's surface and its atmosphere. One observable constituent of much importance in the land surface water balance model is snow. Snow cover plays a critical role in the regional to global scale hydrological cycle because rain-on-snow with warm air temperatures accelerates rapid snow-melt, which is responsible for the majority of the spring floods. Accurate information on near-surface air temperature (T-air) and snow skin temperature (T-skin) helps us comprehend the energy and water balances in the Earth's hydrological cycle. T-skin is critical in estimating latent and sensible heat fluxes over snow covered areas because incoming and outgoing radiation fluxes from the snow mass and the air temperature above make it different from the average snowpack temperature. This study investigates the correlation between MODerate resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) LST data and observed T-air and T-skin data from NOAA-CREST-Snow Analysis and Field Experiment (CREST-SAFE) for the winters of 2013 and 2014. LST satellite validation is imperative because high-latitude regions are significantly affected by climate warming and there is a need to aid existing meteorological station networks with the spatially continuous measurements provided by satellites. Results indicate that near-surface air temperature correlates better than snow skin temperature with MODIS LST data. Additional findings show that there is a negative trend demonstrating that the air minus snow skin temperature difference is inversely proportional to cloud cover. To a lesser extent, it will be examined whether the surface properties at the site are representative for the LST properties within the instrument field of view.


2002 ◽  
Vol 138 (2) ◽  
pp. 221-226 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. ALLAN DEGEN ◽  
B. A. YOUNG

Body mass was measured and body composition and energy requirements were estimated in sheep at four air temperatures (0 °C to 30 °C) and at four levels of energy offered (4715 to 11785 kJ/day) at a time when the sheep reached a constant body mass. Final body mass was affected mainly by metabolizable energy intake and, to a lesser extent, by air temperature, whereas maintenance requirements were affected mainly by air temperature. Mean energy requirements were similar and lowest at 20 °C and 30 °C (407·5 and 410·5 kJ/kg0·75, respectively) and increased with a decrease in air temperature (528·8 kJ/kg0·75 at 10 °C and 713·3 kJ/kg0·75 at 0 °C). Absolute total body water volume was related positively to metabolizable energy intake and to air temperature. Absolute fat, protein and ash contents were all affected positively by metabolizable energy intake and tended to be related positively to air temperature. In proportion to body mass, total body water volume decreased with an increase in metabolizable energy intake and with an increase in air temperature. Proportionate fat content increased with an increase in metabolizable energy intake and tended to increase with an increase in air temperature. In contrast, proportionate protein content decreased with an increase in metabolizable energy intake and tended to decrease with an increase in air temperature. In all cases, the multiple linear regression using both air temperature and metabolizable energy intake improved the fit over the simple linear regressions of either air temperature or metabolizable energy intake and lowered the standard error of the estimate. The fit was further improved and the standard error of the estimate was further lowered using a polynomial model with both independent variables to fit the data, since there was little change in the measurements between 20 °C and 30 °C, as both air temperatures were most likely within the thermal neutral zone of the sheep. It was concluded that total body energy content, total body water volume, fat and protein content of sheep of the same body mass differed or tended to differ when kept at different air temperatures.


2019 ◽  
Vol 44 (1) ◽  
pp. 22-30 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keiji Hayashi ◽  
Nozomi Ito ◽  
Yoko Ichikawa ◽  
Yuichi Suzuki

Food intake increases metabolism and body temperature, which may in turn influence ventilatory responses. Our aim was to assess the effect of food intake on ventilatory sensitivity to rising core temperature during exercise. Nine healthy male subjects exercised on a cycle ergometer at 50% of peak oxygen uptake in sessions with and without prior food intake. Ventilatory sensitivity to rising core temperature was defined by the slopes of regression lines relating ventilatory parameters to core temperature. Mean skin temperature, mean body temperature (calculated from esophageal temperature and mean skin temperature), oxygen uptake, carbon dioxide elimination, minute ventilation, alveolar ventilation, and tidal volume (VT) were all significantly higher at baseline in sessions with food intake than without food intake. During exercise, esophageal temperature, mean skin temperature, mean body temperature, carbon dioxide elimination, and end-tidal CO2 pressure were all significantly higher in sessions with food intake than without it. By contrast, ventilatory parameters did not differ between sessions with and without food intake, with the exception of VT during the first 5 min of exercise. The ventilatory sensitivities to rising core temperature also did not differ, with the exception of an early transient effect on VT. Food intake increases body temperature before and during exercise. Other than during the first 5 min of exercise, food intake does not affect ventilatory parameters during exercise, despite elevation of both body temperature and metabolism. Thus, with the exception of an early transient effect on VT, ventilatory sensitivity to rising core temperature is not affected by food intake.


1965 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 696-702 ◽  
Author(s):  
Harry M. Wright

Relationships between four commonly used indirect methods for study of the cutaneous circulation in intact, unanesthetized man were examined. Skin temperature, thermal conductance, volume plethysmography and the light absorption of the skin (as related to hemoglobin content) were simultaneously recorded on the upper extremities of normal young men as blood flow and blood content of the skin were changed by circulatory arrest, venous occlusion, indirect heating and cooling, and changes in position. Skin temperature and thermal conductance changed along parallel courses as blood flow was changed, while finger volume and reflectance of the skin to light of wavelength 550 mμ both changed in expected directions although along different courses, following passive congestion and de-congestion and changes in level of the hand relative to the heart. The advantages, disadvantages, and limitations of each of the methods in the study of cutaneous circulation in man are discussed and compared. measurement of circulation of skin; methods for measurement of cutaneous circulation; blood flow through skin; blood content of skin; skin Submitted on March 12, 1964


2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (22) ◽  
pp. 4947 ◽  
Author(s):  
Volynsky ◽  
Margaryants ◽  
Mamontov ◽  
Kamshilin

Assessment of skin blood flow is an important clinical task which is required to study mechanisms of microcirculation regulation including thermoregulation. Contactless assessment of vasomotor reactivity in response to thermal exposure is currently not available. The aim of this study is to show the applicability of the imaging photoplethysmography (IPPG) method to measure quantitatively the vasomotor response to local thermal exposure. Seventeen healthy subjects aged 23 ± 7 years participated in the study. A warm transparent compress applied to subject’s forehead served as a thermal impact. A custom-made IPPG system operating at green polarized light was used to monitor the subject’s face continuously and simultaneously with skin temperature and electrocardiogram (ECG) recordings. We found that the thermal impact leads to an increase in the amplitude of blood pulsations (BPA) simultaneously with the skin temperature increase. However, a multiple increase in BPA remained after the compress was removed, whereas the skin temperature returned to the baseline. Moreover, the BPA increase and duration of the vasomotor response was associated with the degree of external heating. Therefore, the IPPG method allows us to quantify the parameters of capillary blood flow during local thermal exposure to the skin. This proposed technique of assessing the thermal reactivity of microcirculation can be applied for both clinical use and for biomedical research.


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