ULTRASONIC VOCALIZATIONS BY RAT PUPS IN THE COLD - AN ACOUSTIC BY-PRODUCT OF LARYNGEAL BRAKING
ULTRASONIC VOCALIZATIONS BY RAT PUPS IN THE COLD - AN ACOUSTIC BY-PRODUCT OF LARYNGEAL BRAKING
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DOI:
10.1037/0735-7044.104.5.808
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发表时间:
1990-10-01
影响因子:
1.9
通讯作者:
ALBERTS, JR
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作者:
BLUMBERG, MS;ALBERTS, JR
Isolated rat pups respond to cold exposure physiologically by increasing metabolic heat production and behaviorally by emitting ultrasound. The relationship between these 2 responses was investigated by monitoring oxygen consumption, heat production by brown adipose tissue, respiratory rate, and ultrasound production during cold exposure in pups 10–12 days of age. All 3 physiological measures increased contemporaneously with the initiation of ultrasound. Pups also exhibited a respiratory pattern characterized by the prolongation of expiratory duration in relation to inspiratory duration. Ultrasound was often detected during these prolonged expirations, suggesting that pups were using laryngeal braking. Laryngeal braking is thought to enhance oxygen uptake in the lungs. Thus, ultrasound may be an acoustic by-product of a respiratory maneuver that increases oxygen delivery to metabolically active tissues during cold exposure.(PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved)