Peripheral Circulatory and Metabolic Consequences of Thyrotoxicosis V. Thermoregulation in Thyrotoxicosis in the Basal State and at Elevated Environmental Temperature

Journal/Book: Scand. J. clin. Lab. Invest. 19 00-00 1967.. 1967;

Abstract: Institute for Experimental Medical Research University of Oslo and Medical Department VII Ullevål Hospital Oslo Norway Supported by grants from The Norwegian Council for Cardiovascular Research and Dr. Alexander Malthe's Fund. Abstract: Features of the thermoregulation have been studied in normal and thyrotoxic individuals at room temperature of 26°C and 35°C. It was found that thyrotoxicosis of moderate degree represents a considerable stress on the thermoregulation particularly on the blood circulation. Thyrotoxic subjects show signs of being well adapted to the demand for increased dissipation of heat but their thermoregulation was not sufficiently effective to prevent rectal temperature from rising after one hour's exposure to 35°C. ___MH

Keyword(s): Thyrotoxicosis; blood flow; oxygen consumption; body temperature regulation

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