Acute lesions of the ventromedial hypothalamus reduce sympathetic activation and thermogenic changes induced by PGE1

Journal of Physiology Paris

Volumn 91, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 285-290

  Monda, M ^a   Sullo, A ^a   De Luca, V ^a   Viggiano, A ^a   Pellicano, M P ^b  

^a SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Hyperthermia; Rat; Sympathetic nervous system

Indexed keywords

PROSTAGLANDIN E1;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEVER; HYPERTHERMIA; INTRACEREBROVENTRICULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LATERAL BRAIN VENTRICLE; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; SYMPATHETIC FUNCTION; THERMOGENESIS; ZONA INCERTA;

EID: 0031443394     PISSN: 09284257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0928-4257(97)82408-4     Document Type: Article

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