Application of Thermistor to Measurement of Subcutaneous Temperatures During Hydrothermal Injury in the Rat.

Abstract

A simple and sensitive thermoelectric device for the measurement of temp. was descr. which incorporates the thermistor as the temp.-sensing element. As a needle-type thermometer, this apparatus has been used extensively in the author''s laboratory to obtain continuous recordings of abdominal subcut. temps. attained during the production of hydrothermal burns in rats. On the basis of the many advantages inherent in this apparatus, its further utilization for temp. measurements in biological studies is advocated.