Role of central nitric oxide in behavioral thermoregulation of toads during hypoxia

Physiology and Behavior

Volumn 95, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 101-107

  Guerra, Aline R G ^a   Gargaglioni, Luciane H ^a   Noronha De Souza, Carolina R ^b   Abe, Augusto S ^a   Branco, Luiz G S ^b   Bícego, Kênia C ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Bufo; Chaunus; l NMMA; Nitric oxide synthase; Preferred body temperature; Thermal gradient

Indexed keywords

N(G) METHYLARGININE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTERIOR HYPOTHALAMUS; ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEAT LOSS; HYPOXIA; NONHUMAN; PREOPTIC AREA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THERMOREGULATION; TOAD;

EID: 49349090886     PISSN: 00319384     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2008.05.004     Document Type: Article

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