The testis temperature of anaesthetized quail.
The temperatures of the left testis, and of the adjacent viscera, of 11 anaesthetized quail were measured. The testes averaged 0.6 degrees C cooler than the surrounding viscera and 1.3 degrees C cooler than the fight muscle. We suggest that endothermic reactions are the cause of the testicular temperature being below that of its immediate surroundings.
D000768:Anesthesia, General; D000818:Animals; D001831:Body Temperature; D003370:Coturnix / Q000502:physiology*; D008297:Male; D011784:Quail / Q000502:physiology*; D013737:Testis / Q000502:physiology*