Neurons in the lower midbrain tonically inhibit non-shivering thermogenesis through their influence on inferior olivary neurons in anesthetized rats

Journal of Thermal Biology

Volumn 24, Issue 5-6, 1999, Pages 365-368

  Shibata, M ^a   Uno, T ^a   Hashimoto, M ^b  

^a YAMANASHI INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

^b ASAHIKAWA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Body temperature; Brown adipose tissue; Decerebration; Glutamate; Inferior olive; Lower midbrain; Metabolic heat production; Procaine; Tetrodotoxin; Tonic inhibition

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033396139     PISSN: 03064565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-4565(99)00081-9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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