. Fever, thermotaxis, and calorimetry of malarial fever. itation of a sensory nerve will elevate the tempera-ture for any length of time, except in cases of poisoning byatropin, where irritation causes a rise. I shall elaboratethe mechanism of the thermotaxic centres in another paperon thermo-polypnoea. Appended are the experiments upon which the preced-ing statements are based. In these experiments the first day without food is calledthe food day; the second day, the hunger day. A. T. means air temperature. C. T. calorimeter temperature. E. T. exit tube R. T. rectal H. D. heat dissipation. H.


. Fever, thermotaxis, and calorimetry of malarial fever. itation of a sensory nerve will elevate the tempera-ture for any length of time, except in cases of poisoning byatropin, where irritation causes a rise. I shall elaboratethe mechanism of the thermotaxic centres in another paperon thermo-polypnoea. Appended are the experiments upon which the preced-ing statements are based. In these experiments the first day without food is calledthe food day; the second day, the hunger day. A. T. means air temperature. C. T. calorimeter temperature. E. T. exit tube R. T. rectal H. D. heat dissipation. H. P. heat production. Weight weight in pounds. Litres litres of air. EXP. i.—Cat. Food Day. p. M. A. T. C. T. E. T. R. T. 8 oo 74-9 24. I 9 00 74-3 /3-5 24. + — .6 H. P. - H. D. = A. M. I 2 30 73-4 23-9 I. 30 75-i 74- 55 25-7 + — H. P. = = 39-58 H. D. = 47-97 A. M. 8. 20 73-3 9- 20 73-8 73-9 + •97 — -9 H. P. = = H. D. = 39-63 Weight Weight 10b. FEVER. IJ P. M. Weight + 1. — 1. H. P. = H. D. = Day. P. M. A. T. C. T. E. T. R. T. Weight + .7 H. P. = H. D. = m. Weight 4. 28 75-55 + •95 —-4 H. P. = H. D. = m. Weight 4-12 74-95 9-i5 77-5 75-95 —(— — .6 H. P. = H. D. = P. M. r-45 79-3 [ Weight •75 —-4H. P. = H. D. = P. M. 1 gtt. of-blood several months ^S-1 First Fever Day. P. M. A. T. C. T. E. T. R. T. 7-55 26 7 79-3 78-75 + •65 — H. P. = H. D. = a. m. 79 5 79-3 • 7 H. P. = H. D. = Weight ISAAC


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