Skin temperatures at the nape in infants at high altitude Journal Article

Overview

abstract

• AbstractSkin temperatures were measured on three Quechua Indian infants resident at 4,000 meters above sea level in Peru. Nape temperatures were warmer than other skin sites, suggesting that the brown adipose tissue associated with non‐shivering thermogenesis is metabolically active despite the reduced oxygen availability at high altitude. The question of the role of non‐shivering thermogenesis in infant thermoregulation under the covariant stresses of hypoxia and cold is still open.

CU Boulder Authors

• Dufour, Darna L

publication date

• January 1, 1976

has restriction

• closed

Date in CU Experts

• November 1, 2013 5:08 AM

Full Author List

• Dufour DL; Little MA; Thomas RB

author count

• 3

published in

• American Journal of Physical Anthropology  Journal

Other Profiles

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

• 0002-9483

Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)

• 1096-8644

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• https://doi.org/10.1002/ajpa.1330440112

Additional Document Info

start page

• 91

end page

• 93

volume

• 44

issue

• 1