Rapid brain cooling in diving ducks.
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Hypothermia may limit asphyxic damages to the brain, and many small homeotherms have been shown to use anapyrexic strategies when exposed to asphyxic conditions. Larger homeotherms do not seem to use the same strategy, but could save oxygen and prevent hypoxic brain damage by employing selective brain cooling (SBC) in connection with asphyxia. To test the hypothesis that selective brain cooling may take place in connection with asphyxia, we have recorded brain [hypothalamic (THyp)] and body [colonic (TC)] temperatures and heart rates in four Pekin ducks during 5-min simulated (head submersion) diving in cold water (10°C). Diving resulted in a drop in THyp (3.1 ± 1.4°C) that continued into the recovery period ( P < 0.001). Restricting heat loss from the buccal cavity and eyes during diving compromised brain cooling in an additive manner. TC was not influenced by diving. Control cooling of the head with crushed ice during a 5-min period of undisturbed breathing had no effect on THyp. Warm water (35°C) markedly reduced brain cooling, and dive capacity was reduced by ∼14% ( P < 0.05) compared with diving in water at 10°C. The data suggest that SBC is used in ducks during diving, and we propose that this mechanism may enable the bird to save oxygen for prolonged aerobic submergence and to protect the brain from asphyxic damages.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- American journal of physiology. Regulatory, integrative and comparative physiology
دوره 275 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1998