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Hypothalamic thermosensitivities of 21 species of mammals ranging in body size from 15 g to 34 Kg are surveyed. It is concluded that hypothalamic thermosensitivity as measured by the proportionality constant relating rate of metabolic heat production to hypothalamic temperature at a thermoneutral ambient temperature is inversely related to body size according to the relationship αMHP = −1.46 Wt−.37.
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Heller, H.C. (1978). Hypothalamic Thermosensitivity in Mammals. In: Girardier, L., Seydoux, J. (eds) Effectors of Thermogenesis. Experientia Supplementum, vol 32. Birkhäuser, Basel. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-0348-5559-4_30
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