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The homeothermic status of the neonatal dog

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THE capacity of a warm blooded animal to increase production and conservation of body heat when it is cooled and to dissipate heat when it is warmed largely determines that range of environmental temperatures within which a stable deep body temperature can be successfully achieved.

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  1. Animal Health Trust, Small Animals Centre, Lanwades Park, Kennett, Newmarket, Suffolk, CB8 7PN, UK

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CRIGHTON, G., POWNALL, R. The homeothermic status of the neonatal dog. Nature 251, 142–144 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1038/251142a0

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