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THE EFFECT OF LOWERED BODY TEMPERATURE ON HISTAMINE‐INDUCED GASTRIC SECRETION
Author(s) -
Gillespie J. A.
Publication year - 1956
Publication title -
quarterly journal of experimental physiology and cognate medical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.925
H-Index - 101
eISSN - 1469-445X
pISSN - 0033-5541
DOI - 10.1113/expphysiol.1956.sp001191
Subject(s) - histamine , secretion , chemistry , endocrinology , medicine , volume (thermodynamics) , gastric acid , food science , biochemistry , biology , physics , quantum mechanics
The effect of lowered body temperature on histamine‐induced gastric secretion in the cat has been studied. Both the acidity and the volume of the juice fell rapidly on cooling the animal, a 15° C. reduction in temperature reducing acid secretion by about three‐quarters. The free acid content of the juice tended to be reduced to a greater extent than the volume, that is, there is a change in the composition of the juice as the animal's temperature is lowered. On rewarming, secretion recovered, though less rapidly than it fell off during cooling.