Inhibition of nitric oxide synthase or cyclo-oxygenase pathways in organum vasculosum laminae terminalis attenuates interleukin-1β fever in rabbits

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 208, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 155-158

  Lin, J H ^a   Lin, M T ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cyclo oxygenase; Fever; Interleukin 1 ; Nitric oxide synthase; Organum vasculosum laminae terminalis

Indexed keywords

AMINOGUANIDINE; DEXAMETHASONE; INDOMETACIN; INTERLEUKIN 1 RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; N5 (1 IMINOETHYL)ORNITHINE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHASE; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHASE INHIBITOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEVER; HISTOLOGY; INTRACEREBRAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT;

EID: 0030011945     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0304-3940(96)12578-7     Document Type: Article

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