Catecholaminergic mechanisms-mediated hypothermia induced by magnolol in rats

Japanese Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 501-504

  Hsieh, Ming Tsuen ^a   Chueh, Fu Yu ^a   Lin, Shui Mu ^a   Chueh, Fu Shin ^a   Chen, Chieh Fu ^b   Lin, Mao Tsun ^c  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b National and Research Institute of Chinese Medicine   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Catecholamine; Hypothermia; Magnolol

Indexed keywords

3,4 DIHYDROXYPHENYLACETIC ACID; CATECHOLAMINE; DOPAMINE; HOMOVANILLIC ACID; MAGNOLOL; METIROSINE; NORADRENALIN; OXIDOPAMINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; COLON; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPAMINE RELEASE; DRUG MECHANISM; HYPOTHALAMUS; HYPOTHERMIA; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; NORADRENALIN RELEASE; RAT;

EID: 0032441505     PISSN: 00215198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1254/jjp.78.501     Document Type: Article

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