The role of β-adrenergic receptors in the cutaneous water evaporation mechanism in the heat-acclimated pigeon (Columba livia)

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - A Molecular and Integrative Physiology

Volumn 125, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 63-74

  Ophir, E ^a   Arieli, Y ^a   Raber, P ^a   Marder, J ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Adrenergic receptors; Birds; Cutaneous water evaporation; Heat acclimation; Pigeon; Propranolol; Skin; Thermoregulation

Indexed keywords

3 ISOPROPYLAMINO 1 (7 METHYL 4 INDANYLOXY) 2 BUTANOL; ATENOLOL; BETA 1 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; BETA 1 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; METOPROLOL TARTRATE; PROPRANOLOL; SALBUTAMOL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFUSION; DRUG ANTAGONISM; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; EPIDERMIS; EVAPORATION; HEAT ACCLIMATIZATION; MICROCIRCULATION; NONHUMAN; PIGEON; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SKIN BLOOD VESSEL; SKIN WATER LOSS; TECHNIQUE; THERMAL EXPOSURE; THERMOREGULATION; VAPOR;

AVES; COLUMBA; COLUMBA LIVIA;

EID: 0034077934     PISSN: 10956433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1095-6433(99)00158-0     Document Type: Article

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