Oxygen as a modulator of body temperature.
Most animals respond to a shortage of oxygen by lowering their body temperature. This response, mediated by behavior and physiological means, reduces oxygen demand via the Q10 effect, and should therefore be adaptive. This article reviews the occurrence of this response within the animal kingdom, the possible mechanisms and mediators of the response, and the physiological significance of hypoxia-induced hypothermia.
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Department of Physiology, East Carolina University School of Medicine, Greenville, North Carolina 27858, USA.
D000818:Animals; D001831:Body Temperature / Q000502:physiology*; D007035:Hypothermia / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D000860:Hypoxia / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology*; D051381:Rats