Fig. 1
From: The Wolff–Chaikoff effect ameliorates heat stress in rats
Core body temperature (Tcore) responses of rats drinking 0.5% (v/v) potassium iodide solution (KI) or tap water (controls; CN). a Displays hourly means of Tcore during the first period (Days 0–3) when rats were kept at thermoneutrality (TN; Ta = 23.60 ± 0.05 °C; RH% = 44.70 ± 0.21%); b shows hourly means of Tcore during acute heat stress (HS; Ta = 33.22 ± 0.25 °C; RH% = 31.62 ± 1.03%, on Day 4, for 4 h – 09:00 to 13:00 h); while c shows the Tcore means during the last TN phase (Days 5–9). Horizontal bars represent treatment by time interaction (P < 0.05)