The effects of choline on body temperature in conscious rats

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 363, Issue 2-3, 1998, Pages 121-126

  Unal, Can B ^a   Demiral, Yücel ^a   Ulus, Ismail H ^a  

^a ULUDAG UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Choline; Hypothermia; Rat; Thermoregulation

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; CHOLINE; HEXAHYDROSILADIFENIDOL; MECAMYLAMINE; MUSCARINIC RECEPTOR; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENT; OTENZEPAD; PIRENZEPINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MECHANISM; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; FEMALE; HYPOTHERMIA; INTRACEREBROVENTRICULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ANIMALS; BODY TEMPERATURE; CHOLINE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; HEMICHOLINIUM 3; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENTRICULAR; MUSCARINIC ANTAGONISTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, CHOLINERGIC; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0032545399     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-2999(98)00794-8     Document Type: Article

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