Fenfluramine-induced hypothermia is associated with cutaneous dilation in conscious rats

Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 351-359

  Subramanian, Srividya ^a   Vollmer, Regis R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Cutaneous circulation; Fenfluramine; Hypothermia; Oxygen consumption; Serotonin; Sympathetic nervous system; Thermoregulation

Indexed keywords

FENFLURAMINE; GANGLION BLOCKING AGENT; OXYGEN; PENTOLONIUM TARTRATE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; BODY TEMPERATURE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONSCIOUSNESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; HYPOTHERMIA; MALE; NONHUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEROTONINERGIC NERVE CELL; SKIN; SURFACE PROPERTY; SYMPATHETIC TONE; TAIL; TELEMETRY; VASOCONSTRICTION; VASODILATATION;

ANIMALIA; RODENTIA;

EID: 1642534413     PISSN: 00913057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pbb.2003.11.009     Document Type: Article

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