Thermoeffector neuronal pathways in fever: A study in rats showing a new role of the locus coeruleus

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 558, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 283-294

  Almeida, Maria C ^a   Steiner, Alexandre A ^a,b   Coimbra, Norberto C ^a   Branco, Luiz G S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b ST JOSEPH'S HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; NORADRENALIN; OXIDOPAMINE; PROSTAGLANDIN E2;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; BRAIN REGION; BRAIN THIRD VENTRICLE; COLD EXPOSURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; FEVER; LOCUS CERULEUS; MALE; METABOLIC RATE; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NONHUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; THERMOGENESIS; THERMOREGULATION; VASOCONSTRICTION; ADULT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTEROVENTRAL THIRD VENTRICLE REGION; BRAIN ABLATION; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN LEVEL; BRAIN SURGERY; CATECHOLAMINE NERVE CELL; NERVE CELL LESION; NEUROTRANSMISSION; SHAM PROCEDURE; THERMOEFFECTOR NEURONAL PATHWAY; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; CATECHOLAMINES; DENERVATION; DINOPROSTONE; FEVER; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; LOCUS COERULEUS; MALE; NEURAL PATHWAYS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 4043063512     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2004.066654     Document Type: Article

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