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Regional blood flow changes in response to thermal stimulation of the brain and spinal cord in the Pekin duck
Authors:C Bech  W Rautenberg  B May and K Johansen
Institution:(1) Department of Zoophysiology, University of Aarhus, DK-8000 Aarhus C, Denmark;(2) Lehrstuhl für Tierphysiologie, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, D-4630 Bochum, Federal Republic of Germany;(3) Present address: Department of Zoology, University of Trondheim, NLHT, Rosenborg, N-7000 Trondheim, Norway
Abstract:Summary In conscious Pekin ducks, carotid and sciatic blood flows, respiratory rate, core and skin temperatures were measured during selective thermal stimulations of the spinal cord and rostral brain stem in thermoneutral (20 °C) and warm (32 °C) ambient conditions.At thermoneutral ambient temperature selective heating of the spinal cord by 2–3 °C (to 43–44 °C) increased the carotid blood flow by 138% and the sciatic blood flow by 46%. Increase in blood flows was correlated with increased breathing rate and beak and web skin temperatures.Selective cooling of the spinal cord at warm ambient temperatures and panting reduced the blood flow in both arteries and decreased the breathing rate.Heating or cooling of the brain stem showed generally very weak but otherwise similar responses as thermal stimulation of the spinal cord. In one duck out of six there was a marked effect on regional blood flow during brain stimulation.The results show that thermal stimulation of the spinal cord exerts a marked influence on regional blood flow important in thermoregulation, whereas the lower brain stem shows only a weak thermosensitivity, and stimulation caused only small cardiovascular changes of no major consequence in thermoregulation.
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