Thermoregulatory control during pregnancy and lactation in rats

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 837-844

  Eliason, Heather L ^a   Fewell, James E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Autonomic thermoregulation; Behavioral thermoregulation

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORE TEMPERATURE; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; FEMALE; LACTATION; NONHUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THERMOREGULATION;

EID: 0030800840     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jappl.1997.83.3.837     Document Type: Article

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