Mammals are characterized by a stable core body temperature. When maintenance of core temperature is challenged by ambient or internal heat loads, mammals increase blood flow to the skin, sweat and/or pant, or salivate. These thermoregulatory responses enable evaporative cooling at moist surfaces to dissipate body heat. If water losses incurred during evaporative cooling are not replaced, body fluid homeostasis is challenged. This article reviews the way mammals balance thermoregulation and osmoregulation.
McKinley, M.J., Martelli, D., Pennington, G.L., Trevaks, D., McAllen, R.M. (2018). Integrating competing demands of osmoregulatory and thermoregulatory homeostasis. PHYSIOLOGY, 33(3), 170-181 [10.1152/physiol.00037.2017].
Integrating competing demands of osmoregulatory and thermoregulatory homeostasis
McKinley, Michael J.;Martelli, Davide;McAllen, Robin M.
2018
Abstract
Mammals are characterized by a stable core body temperature. When maintenance of core temperature is challenged by ambient or internal heat loads, mammals increase blood flow to the skin, sweat and/or pant, or salivate. These thermoregulatory responses enable evaporative cooling at moist surfaces to dissipate body heat. If water losses incurred during evaporative cooling are not replaced, body fluid homeostasis is challenged. This article reviews the way mammals balance thermoregulation and osmoregulation.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
