Core temperature: Some shortcomings of rectal temperature measurements
Physiology & BehaviorPublished 1 February 1977
S. Poole, John D. Stephenson
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Core temperature was recorded from thermistors implanted into the thoracic cavities of rats; rectal temperature was also recorded.
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Core temperature was recorded from thermistors implanted into the thoracic cavities of rats; rectal temperature was also recorded. A marked elevation of core temperature, lasting 70 min, was produced by insertion of a rectal probe for 1 min; this elevation was maintained if the probe was left in situ.
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