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A Brain-Cooling System in Mammals

Carnivorous mammals and some of their mammalian prey endure lethal extremes of heat and exertion because they have a rete, or heat-exchange network, that keeps the brain from getting too hot

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Scientific American Magazine Vol 240 Issue 5This article was originally published with the title “A Brain-Cooling System in Mammals” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 240 No. 5 (), p. 130
doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0579-130