Effects of subdiaphragmatic vagotomy on thermoregulatory responses of rats to different ambient temperatures.
Rats 4 weeks after bilateral transections of the subdiaphragmatic vagus nerve displayed a thermoregulatory deficit. Rectal and skin temperatures and metabolic rate were reduced at ambient temperatures of 22 and 8 degrees C. However, these vagotomized animals maintained their body temperatures within the normal limits displayed by normal animals at an ambient temperature of 30 degrees C.
D000818:Animals; D001833:Body Temperature Regulation; D003964:Diaphragm; D008297:Male; D010101:Oxygen Consumption; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D013696:Temperature; D014628:Vagotomy