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J Appl Physiol 55: 1713-1717, 1983;
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Journal of Applied Physiology, Vol 55, Issue 6 1713-1717, Copyright © 1983 by American Physiological Society

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Critical O2 transport values at lowered body temperatures in rats

S. M. Cain and W. E. Bradley

Whole-body O2 uptake (VO2) in rats was reported not to increase when total O2 transport (TOT = cardiac output X arterial O2 concentration) was increased above normal ranges when body temperature was kept at 38 degrees C (J. Appl. Physiol.: Respirat. Environ. Exercise Physiol. 53: 660-664, 1982). Similar experiments were performed to see if hypothermic rats at 34 degrees C would increase VO2 with an increased TOT in an effort to generate heat. Anesthetized rats were ventilated with 9 or 12% O2 (hypoxia), room air (normoxia), and O2 (hyperoxia) to vary TOT from 52.6 to 6.6 ml X kg-1 X min-1. VO2 was measured in a closed-circuit, double servospirometer system. Although VO2 was significantly lower at 34 degrees C than the values previously found at 38 degrees C with normoxia and hyperoxia, there was no increase with increasing values of TOT. In spite of a lower plateau value of VO2 at 34 degrees C, the critical value of TOT below which VO2 could not be maintained was nearly the same as at 38 degrees C (22 ml X kg-1 X min-1). The reason for this was that O2 was less completely extracted as TOT was lowered below the critical value in the hypothermic animal. Some of the difficulty in extracting O2 at the tissues was probably due to the decrease in P50 (PO2 at 50% saturation) that occurs with decreased body temperature.


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