The effect of α2-adrenergic receptors on cutaneous water evaporation in the rock pigeon (Columba livia)

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - A Molecular and Integrative Physiology

Volumn 139, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 411-415

  Ophir, Eshel ^a,b   Arieli, Yehuda ^b   Marder, Jacob ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Birds; Clonidine; Cutaneous water evaporation; Heat acclimation; Pigeon; Skin; Thermoregulation; 2 Adrenergic receptors

Indexed keywords

ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CLONIDINE; ISOPRENALINE; PROPRANOLOL; YOHIMBINE; WATER;

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; ATTENUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOLING; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; EVAPORATION; HEAT ACCLIMATIZATION; NONHUMAN; PIGEON; SKIN WATER LOSS; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; DESICCATION; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG EFFECT; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PIGEONS AND DOVES; SKIN; TEMPERATURE;

AVES; COLUMBA; COLUMBA LIVIA;

ANIMALS; CLONIDINE; COLUMBIDAE; DESICCATION; ISOPROTERENOL; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC, ALPHA-2; SKIN; TEMPERATURE; WATER; YOHIMBINE;

EID: 10444236494     PISSN: 10956433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpb.2004.03.012     Document Type: Article

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