Effect of ambient temperature on gastric secretion and food intake in the rat
Witty, R.T.; Long, J.F.
American Journal of Physiology 219(5): 1359-1362
1970
ISSN/ISBN: 0002-9513 PMID: 4919634 Document Number: 25511
In Sprague-Dawley rats exposed to 5 degrees , 15o, 25o and 35oC for 5 days food intake was measured daily during the first 4 days; on the 5th day gastric secretion was measured by pyloric ligation after a 24-h fast. An inverse relation was found for both gastric secretion and food intake as a function of ambient temperature. The calculated correlation coefficient of gastric acid output as a function of food intake was 0.88.