Synergistic induction of severe hypothermia (poikilothermia) by limbic seizures, acepromazine and physical restraint: Role of noradrenergic α-1 receptors

Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior

Volumn 70, Issue 2-3, 2001, Pages 341-352

  Persinger, M A ^b   O'Connor, R P ^a   Bureau, Y R J ^a   Parker, G H ^a   Peredery, O ^a   Zegil, M ^a  

^a LAURENTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Acepromazine; Adrenergic antagonists; Brain damage; Core temperature; Dopamine antagonists; Food deprivation; Limbic seizures

Indexed keywords

8 CHLORO 2,3,4,5 TETRAHYDRO 3 METHYL 5 PHENYL 1H 3 BENZAZEPIN 7 OL HYDROGEN MALEATE; ACEPROMAZINE; ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; CHLORPROMAZINE; CLOZAPINE; DOPAMINE RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; HALOPERIDOL; LITHIUM; PHENTOLAMINE; PILOCARPINE; PRAZOSIN; PROPRANOLOL; RESERPINE;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; COMPLEX PARTIAL SEIZURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORE TEMPERATURE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; HYPOTHERMIA; IMMOBILIZATION; LIMBIC CORTEX; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; THALAMUS; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ACEPROMAZINE; ANIMALS; ANTIMANIC AGENTS; BODY TEMPERATURE; BRAIN; DOPAMINE ANTAGONISTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG SYNERGISM; HYPOTHERMIA; LIMBIC SYSTEM; LITHIUM CHLORIDE; MALE; MUSCARINIC AGONISTS; PILOCARPINE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC, ALPHA-1; RESTRAINT, PHYSICAL; SEIZURES;

EID: 0035159565     PISSN: 00913057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0091-3057(01)00619-0     Document Type: Article

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