Naloxone does not alter the "regulated" decrease in core temperature during hypoxemia in guinea pigs.

In newborns and adults of a number of species, exposure to acute hypoxemia produces a "regulated" decrease in core temperature, the mechanism of which is unknown. The present experiments were carried out in chronically instrumented newborn (5-10 days of age; n = 59) and older (25-30 days of age; n =... View More