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Record 1 2004-02-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Medicine, Hygiene and Health
DEF

The range of temperatures over which humans do not expand extra energy to either cool or warm itself.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Médecine générale, hygiène et santé
CONT

À la naissance, l'enfant passe dans un milieu beaucoup plus froid que l'utérus. Il doit donc s'adapter pour se maintenir dans la zone de neutralité thermique, zone où la consommation d'oxygène est minimale pour maintenir une température corporelle suffisante.

Spanish

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