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The role of the posterior hypothalamus in the control of the BMR was studied in experiments on rabbits. The BMR was measured by the amount of oxygen taken up per kg of body weight per minute (Regnault-Rayzet methods, modified by Veselkin). Oxygen uptake was determined in intact rabbits and in animals after an electrolytic destruction of cerebral tissue. The position of the damage was verified histologically. The results were treated statistically. It was found that destruction of an area in the posterior hypothalamus did not lead to any changes in the BMR.
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Korneva, E.A. The effect of destruction of the posterior hypothalamus on the basal metabolic rate of rabbits. Bull Exp Biol Med 55, 611–613 (1964). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00786797
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00786797