Quantifying the instability of core temperature in rodents

Journal of Thermal Biology

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 213-219

  Gordon, Christopher J ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ambient temperature; Bedding; Mouse; Rat; Strain; Telemetry; Temperature differential; Temperature regulation

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORE TEMPERATURE; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; GROUPS BY AGE; MALE; NONHUMAN; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RAT; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; THERMOREGULATION;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA; RATTUS; RODENTIA;

EID: 67349120716     PISSN: 03064565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtherbio.2009.02.002     Document Type: Article

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