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  • Title: Central control of expired air temperature and other thermoregulatory effectors in reindeer.
    Author: Mercer JB, Johnsen HK, Blix AS, Hotvedt R.
    Journal: Am J Physiol; 1985 Jun; 248(6 Pt 2):R679-85. PubMed ID: 4003579.
    Abstract:
    Norwegian reindeer (Rangifer tarandus tarandus) were provided with chronically implanted hypothalamic perfusion thermodes to determine to what extent expired air temperature (Tex) is centrally controlled. The effects that alterations of hypothalamic temperature (Thy) had on metabolic heat production, respiratory frequency, respiratory evaporative heat loss, and rectal and leg-skin temperature were simultaneously recorded. Experiments were conducted in conscious animals exposed to ambient temperatures (Ta) of -20, 0, and 20 degrees C in summer, when fur insulation was minimal, and in winter, when it was prime. Altering Thy induced changes in Tex, the degree and direction of which depended on the prevailing Ta, season, and intensity of hypothalamic thermal stimulation. These results indicate that Tex, and hence nasal heat exchange, is under central control. The Thy-induced changes in the other measured parameters confirm that hypothalamic thermosensitivity in these animals is similar to that previously found in other mammalian species.
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