Table 2.
Colonic temperature and body weight in the nonacclimated group and the acclimated groups in absence and presence of acriflavine
| Days |
Weeks |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group | Basal | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Tc, °C | |||||||
| C | 36.8 ± 0.1 | 37.3 ± 0.09 | 36.8 ± 0.04† | 37.2 ± 0.04† | 36.7 ± 0.09† | 36.6 ± 0.05† | 36.7 ± 0.06† |
| C-ACF30 | 36.9 ± 01 | 37.2 ± 0.1 | 36.9 ± 0.09 | 37 ± 0.1 | 36.6 ± 0.08† | 36.7 ± 0.08† | 36.6 ± 0.08† |
| $HA | 37 ± 0.1 | 38 ± 0.1 | 37.5 ± 0.09† | 37.7±.08*‡ | 38 ± 0.1*‡ | 38 ± 0.1*‡ | 38 ± 0.1*‡ |
| &HA-ACF30 | 37 ± 0.13 | 37.6 ± 0.1 | 38.2 ± 0.1 | 37.7 ± 0.07 | 37.5 ± 0.08‡ | 38.1 ± 0.1 | 38.1 ± 0.1 |
| Body weight %change, g | |||||||
| C | 87.0 ± 1.6 | 103.0 ± 3.6 | 107.7 ± 2.7 | 133.0 ± 1.4 | 158.0 ± 5.3 | 218.9 ± 4.3 | 308.3 ± 4.0 |
| C-ACF30 | 86.4 ± 1.2 | 103.0 ± 1.3 | 107.8 ± 0.9 | 135.0 ± 1.6 | 159.6 ± 3.5 | 220.7 ± 4.7 | 310.5 ± 5.0 |
| $HA | 94.3 ± 2.1 | 111.0 ± 2.2 | 117.9 ± 2.6 | 127.1 ± 2.7 | 163.7 ± 2.9 | 207.0 ± 2.2* | 246.7 ± 2.0*†‡ |
| &HA-CF30 | 89.0 ± 3.0 | 101.9 ± 1.2 | 104.5 ± 2.8 | 129.2 ± 4.7 | 161.4 ± 5.8 | 199.2 ± 7.2 | 215.0 ± 6.8 |
Data are presented as means ± SE; n = 5. Tc, colonic temperature; HA, heat acclimated; C, nonacclimated; ACF, acriflavine. C-ACF, control ACF; ACF30, ACF administered for 30 days.
*
P < 0.001 vs. C by Tukey’s test for time-matched groups.
†
P < 0.001 vs. HA-ACF30 by Tukey’s test for time-matched groups.
‡
P < 0.001 vs. C-ACF30 by Tukey’s test for time-matched groups.
P < 0.001: $HA vs. C; &HA-ACF30 vs. C-ACF30: HA vs. HA-ACF30 by repeated-measures ANOVA.