Integrating Competing Demands of Osmoregulatory and Thermoregulatory Homeostasis | Zendy

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Integrating Competing Demands of Osmoregulatory and Thermoregulatory Homeostasis

Author(s) -

Michael J. McKinley,

Davide Martelli,

Glenn L. Pennington,

David Trevaks,

Robin M. McAllen

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

physiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.14

H-Index - 125

eISSN - 1548-9213

pISSN - 1548-9221

DOI - 10.1152/physiol.00037.2017

Subject(s) - thermoregulation , osmoregulation , evaporative cooler , body fluid , homeostasis , thirst , biology , core (optical fiber) , heat load , core temperature , ecology , microbiology and biotechnology , medicine , physiology , thermodynamics , salinity , physics , materials science , composite material

Mammals are characterized by a stable core body temperature. When maintenance of core temperature is challenged by ambient or internal heat loads, mammals increase blood flow to the skin, sweat and/or pant, or salivate. These thermoregulatory responses enable evaporative cooling at moist surfaces to dissipate body heat. If water losses incurred during evaporative cooling are not replaced, body fluid homeostasis is challenged. This article reviews the way mammals balance thermoregulation and osmoregulation.

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