[Thermal acclimatation in rats. I. Influence on reproductivity and fetal development].
Virgin female rats were kept in rooms where temperature was about 5 degrees C higher or lower than standard rearing temperature for two weeks before mating and during pregnancy. Acclimatation to changed environmental conditions caused reproductive alterations: ovulation increase; decrease of implanting blastocists and/or viable foetuses; developmental defects.
D000064:Acclimatization; D000818:Animals; D001833:Body Temperature Regulation; D005260:Female; D005333:Fetus / Q000502:physiology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D051381:Rats; D012098:Reproduction
Adattamento termico nel ratto. 1) Influenza su riproduttività e sviluppo fetale.