Activation of bulbospinal serotonergic neurons during cold exposure

Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 250-258

  Passerin, Alicia M ^b   Bellush, Linda L ^a   Henley, William N ^a  

^a OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cold; Raphe; Serotonin; Spinal cord; Sympathetic nervous system

Indexed keywords

5 HYDROXYINDOLEACETIC ACID; NORADRENALIN; SEROTONIN; TRYPTOPHAN;

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN STEM; CELL ACTIVATION; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; COLD EXPOSURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HYPOTHYROIDISM; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEROTONINERGIC NERVE CELL; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 0032860038     PISSN: 00084212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/y99-014     Document Type: Article

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