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J Appl Physiol 47: 59-66, 1979;
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Journal of Applied Physiology, Vol 47, Issue 1 59-66, Copyright © 1979 by American Physiological Society

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Tolerance of estrogen-treated rats to acute cold exposure

M. J. Fregly, D. L. Kelleher and D. J. Black

Female rats treated chronically with ethynylestradiol (36 micrograms/kg per day) alone, and in combination with the progestational agent, norethynodrel (253 micrograms/kg per day), cooled significantly faster than controls when lightly restrained and exposed to air at 5 degrees C. Rate of cooling of rats given only norethynodrel was similar to that of the control group. In other studies, rate of oxygen consumption was determined for all groups during acute exposure to cold (14 degrees C). All estrogen-treated groups achieved the same maximal rate of oxygen consumption as control and norethynodrel-treated groups during cold exposure, but cooled significantly faster. Two groups of female rats were treated chronically with ethynylestradiol at two separate doses (36 and 61 micrograms/kg per day). An untreated group served as controls. Rate of oxygen consumption of all animals were measured during restraint and exposure to cold (18 degrees C). The estrogen-treated groups again achieved the same maximal rate of oxygen consumption as the control group, but also cooled significantly faster despite the fact that the cold stress was less severe than in the previous experiment. That estrogen-treated rats cooled faster than controls in both studies despite achieving a maximal rate of heat production which did not differ from controls suggests that reduced cold tolerance of estrogen-treated rats may be related to increased heat loss.


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