The Effect of Blood Glucose Levels onthe Shivering Threshold in Rabbits

本文研究了血糖浓度对家兔寒战阈值的影响。家兔寒战阈值与血糖浓度呈线性相关。虽然颤抖是本研究中评估的唯一体温调节防御，但血管收缩阈值和出汗/喘息通常同步变化。在人类反应相似的程度上，高血糖症可能会增加出汗阈值，从而促进体温过高。这些数据支持了低血糖导致体温降低的理论，并且劳力性体温降低可能是由伴随的低血糖引起的。

We evaluated the effect of blood glucose concentration on the shivering threshold in rabbits. The shivering threshold was linearly related to blood glucose concentration in rabbits. While shivering was the only thermoregulatory defense evaluated in this study, thresholds for vasoconstriction and sweating/panting usually change synchronously. To the extent that humans respond similarly, hyperglycemia may increased the sweating threshold and thus facilitate hyperthermia. And these data support the theory that hypoglycemia contributes to hypothermia, and that exertional hypothermia may result from concomitant hypoglycemia.