Pyrogens fail to produce fever in the leopard tortoise Geochelone pardalis

Y. Zurovsky, D. Mitchell, H. Laburn

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Abstract

1. 1. The body temperature of seven tortoises, Geochelone pardalis, was measured in a thermal gradient chamber, by indwelling thermocouples, after injection of various pyrogens. 2. 2. The tortoises regulated their body temperature by moving in the chamber. 3. 3. The tortoises did not develop fever in response to any of the pyrogens we tested. 4. 4. The results support the contention that fever in reptiles is not ubiquitous.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)467-469
Number of pages3
JournalComparative Biochemistry and Physiology -Part A : Molecular and Integrative Physiology
Volume87
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 1987
Externally publishedYes

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Funding Information:
Acknowledgements-The authors thank Mr N. Jacobsen and Mrs E. du Plessis for obtaining the tortoises, the Transvaal Division of Nature Conservation for giving permissionto hold animalsi n captivity,t he CentralA nimal Servicef or the careo f the tortoisesa, nd the SouthA frican Medical ResearchC ouncil for funding this project. Dr Zurovskyh eld a post-doctoral fellowship from the University of the Witwaterstrand.

Funding

Acknowledgements-The authors thank Mr N. Jacobsen and Mrs E. du Plessis for obtaining the tortoises, the Transvaal Division of Nature Conservation for giving permissionto hold animalsi n captivity,t he CentralA nimal Servicef or the careo f the tortoisesa, nd the SouthA frican Medical ResearchC ouncil for funding this project. Dr Zurovskyh eld a post-doctoral fellowship from the University of the Witwaterstrand.

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SouthA frican Medical ResearchC ouncil
University of the Witwaterstrand

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