Which physiological effect occurs when a mammal's shivering response fails during prolonged cold water immersion?

💡 Explanation

When shivering fails during cold water immersion, decreased muscle contraction causes reduced metabolic heat production because the body can no longer maintain its core temperature. Therefore a rapid decrease in core body temperature results, rather than increased blood flow, reduced heat production, or glycogenolysis, which all serve different thermoregulatory functions.

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