Temperature Regulation in Laboratory Rodents (Hardcover)

Preface; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; 1. Introduction to temperature regulation; 2. Neurology of temperature regulation; 3. Metabolism; 4. Thermoregulatory effector responses; 5. Body temperature; 6. Growth, reproduction, development and aging; 7. Temperature acclimation; 8. Gender and intraspecies differences; 9. Thermoregulation during chemical toxicity, physical trauma and other adverse environmental conditions; References; Index.