Redistribution of regional lymph to the thoracic duct in rats during heat stress.
The protein concentration of the thoracic duct lymph and the amount of protein transported by the thoracic duct decreased during an acute heat stress in rats. The changes in regional lymph flow into the thoracic duct were calculated and the ratio of the lymph from the skin increased 13% and that from the visceral organs decreased 6% during heat stress.
D000818:Animals; D005334:Fever / Q000503:physiopathology; D006358:Hot Temperature / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008196:Lymph / Q000502:physiology*; D011506:Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D013312:Stress, Physiological / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D013897:Thoracic Duct / Q000503:physiopathology*
D011506:Proteins