Abstract
Enzymes operate at optimal temperatures, and that is presumably the reason why the body temperature of homeotherms is kept within such narrow limits: a rise of 6°C seems always to lead to death [71]. If man is to remain in thermal equilibrium, the heat gained by his body must balance its losses (Table 8.1).
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