Specific thermal responsiveness of ventromedial hypothalamic neurons to localized scrotal heating and cooling in rats

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 492, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 851-865

  Li, Qiang ^a   Thornhill, Jim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BROWN ADIPOSE TISSUE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOLING; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; HEATING; MALE; MECHANICAL STIMULATION; NERVE CELL; NERVE CONDUCTION; NOCICEPTIVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PARIETAL LOBE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SCROTUM; TAIL; THERMAL STIMULATION; ZONA INCERTA;

EID: 0029886186     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.1996.sp021351     Document Type: Article

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