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Primate body temperature and sleep responses to lower body positive pressureCephalic fluid shifts, induced by lower body positive pressure (LBPP) are known to influence various physiological systems (i.e., cardiovascular and renal). In earlier experiments, an apparent change in the arousal state of primates in such LBPP conditions was observed. This study was designed to examine the effects of LBPP on arousal state and body temperature level which is normally correlated with sleep. Chair-restrained male squirrel monkeys were exposed to 40 mmHg LBPP for 90-100 minutes between the daytime hours of 13:00-15:00. Each monkey was placed in a specially modified restraint chair to which they were highly trained. Deep body temperature (DBT) was collected from 10 animals. Sleep parameters were obtained from six animals chronically implanted for sleep recording. A video camera was used to observe each animal's apparent state of arousal. LBPP resulted in an approximate 0.9 C decrease in DBT. During video observation, some animals appeared drowsy during LBPP; however, sleep recording revealed no significant changes in the state of arousal. Thus, LBPP is capable of inducing a mild hyperthermia. Further, the mechanisms underlying the observed lowering of body temperature appear to be independent of arousal state.
Document ID
19850065065
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Edgar, D. M.
(California Univ. Riverside, CA, United States)
Fuller, C. A.
(California, University Riverside, United States)
Date Acquired
August 12, 2013
Publication Date
December 1, 1984
Publication Information
Publication: Physiologist, Supplement
Volume: 27
ISSN: 0031-9376
Subject Category
Life Sciences (General)
Accession Number
85A47216
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAGW-309
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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