Control of extremity skin temperature in cold environments: mast cells, histamine and the sympathetic nervous system

• Author / Creator

  Hills, Gordon Arthur.

• Results of three series of experiments to determine the role of mast cells, histamine and the sympathetic nervous system in the response of peripherd tissues to acute cold in cattle and sheep.

• Subjects / Keywords

  • Cold--Physiological effect
  • Cattle--Physiology
  • Body temperature--Regulation
  • Thermoregulation, Animals

• Graduation date

  1979

• Type of Item

  Thesis

• Degree

  Doctor of Philosophy

• DOI

  https://doi.org/10.7939/R3NS0M88K

• License

  This thesis is made available by the University of Alberta Libraries with permission of the copyright owner solely for non-commercial purposes. This thesis, or any portion thereof, may not otherwise be copied or reproduced without the written consent of the copyright owner, except to the extent permitted by Canadian copyright law.