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Metabolic rate (M), mean skin temperature (Tsk) and rectal temperature (Tre) were studied during 2 h exposure to cold in the air (Ta = 15-25 degrees C) and in water (TH2O = 24-32 degrees C). From the results, it was possible to draw tentative equations of the metabolic response in transient and steady state as functions of body temperatures: Mair = 41,3-57.77 dTsk/dt-5.01 (Tskt-Tsk0) and Mwater = Mair + 984.15-23.79 Tre. These equations show an important difference between the two groups of experiments: in water, both Tsk and Tre are required, whereas Tsk suffices in air. This leads to discuss the usage of mean weighted skin temperature and rectal temperature to describe peripheral and central input respectively, specially on man in cold air, in the range of these experiments.
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PMID:Comparison of shivering in man exposed to cold in water and in air. 98 64

Nine young (20-25 years) and ten older (60-71 years) men, matched for body fatness and surface area:mass ratio, underwent cold tests in summer and winter. The cold tests consisted of a 60-min exposure, wearing only swimming trunks, to an air temperature of 17 degrees C (both seasons) and 12 degrees C (winter only). Rectal (Tre) and mean skin (Tsk) temperatures, metabolic heat production (M), systolic (BPs) and diastolic (BPd) blood pressures and heart rate (fc) were measured. During the equilibrium period (28 degrees C air temperature) there were no age-related differences in Tre, Tsk, BPs, BPd, or fc regardless of season, although M of the older men was significantly lower (P < 0.003). The decrease in Tre and Tsk (due to the marked decrease in six of the older men) and the increase in BPs and BPd were significantly greater (P < 0.004) for the older men during all the cold exposures. The rate of increase in M was significantly greater (P < 0.01) for the older group when exposed to 12 degrees C in winter and 17 degrees C in summer (due to the marked increase in four of the older men). This trend was not apparent during the 17 degrees C exposure in winter. There was no age-related difference in fc during the exposures. Significant decreases in Tre and Tsk and increases in M, BPs and BPd during the 12 degrees C exposure were observed for the older group (P < 0.003) compared to their responses during the 17 degrees C exposure in winter. In contrast, Tre, M, BPs in the young group were not affected as much by the colder environment. It was concluded that older men have more variable responses and some appear more or less responsive to mild and moderate cold air than young men.
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PMID:Thermoregulatory responses of young and older men to cold exposure. 148 36

Clinical studies have reported that body core temperature decreases during prolonged surgery and anesthesia. Although this finding has been attributed primarily to increased heat loss resulting from exposure of body cavities and infusion of cold solutions, it is generally recognized that anesthesia interferes with the thermoregulatory system. The present study examined the effects of mild narcosis induced by 30% N2O on shivering thermogenesis and cutaneous thermoregulatory vasoconstriction in humans, during exposure in a much more intense peripheral thermal stimulus than the ones often used in clinical studies. Nine male subjects were immersed in 15 degrees C water on two separate occasions. During one occasion subjects inspired air (control condition), and during the other occasion the inspired gas mixture contained 20% O2, 30% N2O, and 50% N2 (N2O condition). On both occasions, subjects were immersed to the neck for 60 min, or until their core temperature decreased by 2 degrees C from the preimmersion value. Following the cooling phase, subjects rewarmed via endogenous thermogenesis while lying in a well-insulated bed for 48 min. In the N2O condition, subjects continued to inspire the anesthetic gas mixture during the 48-min period of recovery. O2 uptake (VO2), esophageal temperature (Tes), mean skin temperature (Tsk), mean heat flux (Q) and forearm-fingertip temperature gradient (Tsk-gr) were recorded at 1-min intervals. Tsk and Q in both conditions stabilized within 10 and 25 min of immersion, respectively, and were not significantly different between the two conditions. The cooling rate of Tes was greater during the N2O than the control condition. VO2 increased during the immersion in both conditions and was greater in the control than in the N2O condition. In both conditions, VO2 increased linearly with decreasing Tes, but at any given Tes, VO2 was higher in the control than in the N2O condition. No significant difference was observed in cutaneous thermoregulatory vasoconstriction between the two experimental conditions, as indicated by the Tsk-gr values. The estimated Tes threshold for shivering (estimated from the O2 consumption vs. delta Tes regression) was reduced by 0.95 +/- 0.26 (SE) degrees C during the immersion phase and by 0.39 +/- 0.05 (SE) degrees C during the rewarming phase in the N2O condition compared to the control conditions. Although the thermosensitivity (gain) of shivering appeared preserved during the immersion phase, it was reduced during the N2O rewarming phase.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 400 WORDS)
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PMID:The effect of 30% nitrous oxide on thermoregulatory responses in humans during hypothermia. 155 Feb 80

It is hypothesized that some of the variability in the conclusions of several human cold adaptation studies could be explained if not only were the changes in core and shell temperatures taken into account, before and after cold adaptation, but also the absolute temperatures and metabolic rate in both thermally neutral environments and in the cold. Such an approach was used in a group of volunteers before and after a ski journey (3 weeks at -20 to -30 degrees C) across Greenland. Eight subjects were submitted to cold tests (Tdb = 1 degree C, r.h. = 40%, wind speed = 0.8 m.s-1) for 2 hours. Thermoregulatory changes were also monitored in a neutral environment (Tdb = 30 degrees C). In the neutral environment, the arctic journey increased metabolic rate (11.2%; P less than 0.05) and mean skin temperature [Tsk: 33.5 (SEM 0.2) degrees C vs 32.9 (SEM 0.2) degrees C, P less than 0.05]. During the cold test, the arctic journey was associated with a lower final rectal temperature [36.8 (SEM 0.2) degrees C vs 37.3 (SEM 0.2) degrees C, P less than 0.01], a lower final Tsk [20.7 (SEM 0.4) degrees C vs 21.2 (SEM 0.3) degrees C, P less than 0.01] with no change in metabolic heat production. These observations are indicative of an hypothermic insulative isometabolic general cold adaptation, which was associated with a local cold adaptation of the extremities, as shown by warmer foot temperatures [12.3 (SEM 0.9) degrees C vs 9.8 (SEM 0.9) degrees C, P less than 0.001].
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PMID:General and local cold adaptation after a ski journey in a severe arctic environment. 155 69

In six male subjects the sweating thresholds, heart rate (fc), as well as the metabolic responses to exercise of different intensities [40%, 60% and 80% maximal oxygen uptake (VO2max)], were compared at ambient temperatures (Ta) of 5 degrees C (LT) and 24 degrees C (MT). Each period of exercise was preceded by a rest period at the same temperature. In LT experiments, the subjects rested until shivering occurred and in MT experiments the rest period was made to be of exactly equivalent length. Oxygen uptake (VO2) at the end of each rest period was higher in LT than MT (P less than 0.05). During 20-min exercise at 40% VO2max performed in the cold no sweating was recorded, while at higher exercise intensities sweating occurred at similar rectal temperatures (Tre) but at lower mean skin (Tsk) and mean body temperatures (Tb) in LT than MT experiments (P less than 0.001). The exercise induced VO2 increase was greater only at the end of the light (40% VO2max) exercise in the cold in comparison with MT (P less than 0.001). Both fc and blood lactate concentration [1a]b were lower at the end of LT than MT for moderate (60% VO2max) and heavy (80% VO2max) exercises. It was concluded that the sweating threshold during exercise in the cold environment had shifted towards lower Tb and Tsk. It was also found that subjects exposed to cold possessed a potentially greater ability to exercise at moderate and high intensities than those at 24 degrees C since the increases in Tre, fc and [1a]b were lower at the lower Ta.
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PMID:Comparison in men of physiological responses to exercise of increasing intensity at low and moderate ambient temperatures. 187 42

Coypus (Myocastor coypus Molina) have recently colonized temperate regions of Europe in large numbers, originating from populations indigenous to subtropical regions of South America. Observations of coypu behavior in the wild and in enclosures under a temperate climate showed a preference for close proximity to water and frequent swimming bouts. Little change was observed in the semiaquatic habit in winter, despite high mortality during this period, particularly among young and adult male coypus. Evidence for constraints on thermal adaptation was sought from measurements in a thermostatic chamber of the resting metabolic rate (RMR) of young coypus caught from wild populations in France and of the body (Tb) and skin (Tsk) temperatures as a function of ambient temperature (Ta). A light heterothermic response with deep Tb falling by 0.8 degree C and stabilizing at a new level of 36.7 degrees C was observed in water and air at Ta below the lower critical temperatures. In common with other semiaquatic mammals, RMR (2.94 W/kg) was high relative to terrestrial mammals of equivalent body mass. Minimal thermal conductance was 0.10 W.kg-1.degree C-1 in air for Ta between -10 and +20 degrees C, and conductance varied in water from 0.24 to 1.18 W.kg-1.degrees C-1 for Ta between 5 and 35 degrees C. The physiological adaptations to cold and particularly the high insulative value of the fur (80-90% of the insulation) help to explain the successful extension of the coypu's range to temperate regions. Energetic costs were nevertheless high in cold water, suggesting that social factors may be implicated in severe winter mortality, particularly dominance hierarchy regulating the persistent use of water bodies even under freezing conditions.
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PMID:Temperature regulation of young coypus (Myocastor coypus) in air and water. 226 Jul 32

It is commonly thought that increasing protection against cold water results in greater physiological efficiency in maintaining core temperature. To examine the relationship of physiological changes resulting from cold exposures as a function of increased insulation, five subjects (4 males, 1 female) wearing anti-exposure ensembles covering the entire body and head were exposed in a pool to water temperatures (Twater) = 4.4 degrees C and air temperatures (Tair) = 5.6 degrees C. Trials consisted of subjects undergoing either head-out immersions with mean exposure time (t = 150 +/- 9 S.E.M. min) or enclosed within a raft (t = 398 +/- 126 min). Rectal temperatures were higher, and their relative change from baseline (delta Tre) smaller, for 3 of the 5 subjects at minute 122 in the water than in the raft. While no correlation was found between mean weighted skin temperature (Tsk), hand temperature (Thand), or foot temperature (Tfoot) with Tre, close correlation was found between delta Tre and forehead temperature (Tfore) (r = 0.97, p less than 0.05) and change in forehead temperature (r = 0.97, p less than 0.05). The results suggest that, during cold exposure, increased insulation, under specific conditions, may result in a lower Tre.
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PMID:Insidious hypothermia during raft use. 236 99

Sequence comparisons were made from 2214 bp of mitochondrial DNA cloned from six Pacific salmonid species. These sequences include the genes for ATPase subunit 6, cytochrome oxidase subunit 3, NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3, NADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L, tRNA(GLY), and tRNA(ARG). Variation is found at 338 silent and 12 nonsilent positions of protein coding genes and 10 positions in the two tRNA sequences. A single 3-bp length difference was also detected. In all pairwise comparisons the sequence divergence observed in the fragment was higher than that previously predicted by restriction enzyme analysis of the entire molecule. The inferred evolutionary relationship of these species is consistent between methods. The distribution of silent variation shows a complex pattern with greatly reduced variation at the junctions of genes. The variation in the tRNA sequences is concentrated in the DHU loop. The close relationship of these species and extensive sequence analyzed allows for an analysis of the spectrum of substitutions that includes the frequencies of all 12 possible substitutions. The observed spectrum of substitutions is related to potential pathways of spontaneous substitution. The salmonid sequences show an extremely high ratio of silent to replacement substitutions. In addition the amino acid sequences of the four proteins coded in this fragment show a consistently high level of identity with the Xenopus sequences. Taken together these data are consistent with a slower rate of amino acid substitution among the cold-blooded vertebrates when compared to mammals.
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PMID:Variation in salmonid mitochondrial DNA: evolutionary constraints and mechanisms of substitution. 255 Jun 57

Previous work has suggested that men (M) are more sensitive to cold stress than women. There have also been observations that suggest that amenorrheic women (AW) are less thermally responsive than eumenorrheic women (EW). We investigated the hypothesis that M, EW, and AW would have different responses to cold stress. The subjects (6/group) were tested four times: twice at rest for 60 min (5 and 22 degrees C) and twice in a progressive exercise test (5 and 22 degrees C). At rest at 22 degrees C AW had a lower O2 uptake (VO2) than M and lower rectal (Tre) and finger temperatures than EW. At rest at 5 degrees C both AW and EW had lower skin temperature (Tsk) than M, but there were no group differences in peripheral Tsk sites. M increased VO2 after 10 min and EW after 20 min of cold stress; however, AW did not increase metabolism until 60 min. In the two exercise tests Tre increased in proportion to relative work load; in the 5 degrees C test there was little evidence that exercise increased Tsk sites above rest levels. Few of the metabolic or thermal differences could be accounted for by body fatness, body surface area (BSA), or BSA/kg. The data support the hypothesis that M, EW, and AW have different responses to cold stress.
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PMID:Thermal and metabolic responses to cold by men and by eumenorrheic and amenorrheic women. 275 54

Factors affecting the esterification rate of cholesterol by lecithin cholesterol acyltransferase (LCAT E.C. 2.3.1.43) in native cold labelled substrates (human, rabbit, rat serum, plasma, VLDL, LDL depleted serum, rabbit intraocular fluids) repaired by use of ready-made 14C-cholesterol discs (Cholesterol kinetics LCAT-test, UVVVR, Czechoslovakia) were investigated. EDTA added to the serum during the cold incubation (18 h, 0 degrees C-4 degrees C) increased the rate of esterification due to elimination of Ca2+ ions. The similar stimulating effect was found in the presence of mercaptoethanol (ME) in the serum, while in the plasma already stimulated by EDTA no additional effect by ME could be noticed. Freezing and thawing did not affect the fractional esterification rate (FER-per cent of total serum unesterified cholesterol esterified per hour) in normolipidaemic sera, whereas in hyperlipidaemic sera, particularly those with high levels of VLDL, FER was stimulated. Esterification partially proceeded during the cold incubation of serum or plasma with 14C-cholesterol ready-to-use discs, attaining the values of about 0.3%/h and 2-6%/h, respectively, in human sera and in rabbit and rat sera. The starting level of esterification did not affect the linearity of LCAT reaction during warm incubation (30 min at 37 degrees C), neither was the absolute value of FER changed as compared with cold labelled sera with those inhibited by DTNB and reactivated by ME. Substantial LCAT activity was also detected in extremely diluted substrates--such as intraocular fluid collected from rabbits with induced uveitis or after preceding paracentesis.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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PMID:Factors influencing the cholesterol esterification rate in lecithin cholesterol acyltransferase radioassay. 294 8


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