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Regulation of Body Temperature in Man

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Enzymes operate at optimal temperatures, and that is presumably the reason why the body temperature of homeotherms is kept within such narrow limits: a rise of 6°C seems always to lead to death [71]. If man is to remain in thermal equilibrium, the heat gained by his body must balance its losses (Table 8.1).

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    Jack Tinker BSc, FRCS, FRCP, DIC (Director) (Director)

  2. Hôpital Henri Mondor, F-94010, Creteil, France

    Maurice Rapin MD (Chef du Service de Réanimation Médicale) (Chef du Service de Réanimation Médicale)

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Emslie-Smith, D., Lightbody, I., Maclean, D. (1983). Regulation of Body Temperature in Man. In: Tinker, J., Rapin, M. (eds) Care of the Critically Ill Patient. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-3498-5_8

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