ReviewAnimals : an open access journal from MDPI2021
Physiological and Behavioral Mechanisms of Thermoregulation in Mammals.
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102 citing papers in PubMed, 167 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Temperature as a Metabolic Signal Linking Neural and Endocrine Circuits to Energy Homeostasis.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Review
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- Perinatal physiology and welfare in water buffalo: calving, mother-calf bonding, lactation, and postpartum disorders.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2026Review
- Temperature-induced structural changes in thermosensitive transient receptor potential channels (thermoTRPs).Frontiers in molecular neuroscience · 2026Review
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- Alcohol and substance use in extreme environment temperatures exposures, neural mechanisms, coping mechanisms, substance use disorders, and increased hospital visits.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2026Review
- Understanding animal temperature sensation: from molecular thermosensors to physiological impacts.Science China. Life sciences · 2026Review
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- Long-Term Changes of Physiological Reactions in Young Lipizzan Stallions During Exercise Testing.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2025Article
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9 authors at 5 institutions in 3 countries.
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Abstract
This review analyzes the main anatomical structures and neural pathways that allow the generation of autonomous and behavioral mechanisms that regulate body heat in mammals. The study of the hypothalamic neuromodulation of thermoregulation offers broad areas of opportunity with practical applications that are currently being strengthened by the availability of efficacious tools like infrared thermography (IRT). These areas could include the following: understanding the effect of climate change on behavior and productivity; analyzing the effects of exercise on animals involved in sporting activities; identifying the microvascular changes that occur in response to fear, pleasure, pain, and other situations that induce stress in animals; and examining thermoregulating behaviors. This research could contribute substantially to understanding the drastic modification of environments that have severe consequences for animals, such as loss of appetite, low productivity, neonatal hypothermia, and thermal shock, among others. Current knowledge of these physiological processes and complex anatomical structures, like the nervous systems and their close relation to mechanisms of thermoregulation, is still limited. The results of studies in fields like evolutionary neuroscience of thermoregulation show that we cannot yet objectively explain even processes that on the surface seem simple, including behavioral changes and the pathways and connections that trigger mechanisms like vasodilatation and panting. In addition, there is a need to clarify the connection between emotions and thermoregulation that increases the chances of survival of some organisms. An increasingly precise understanding of thermoregulation will allow us to design and apply practical methods in fields like animal science and clinical medicine without compromising levels of animal welfare. The results obtained should not only increase the chances of survival but also improve quality of life and animal production.
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