Central pathway for spontaneous and prostaglandin E2-evoked cutaneous vasoconstriction

American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology

Volumn 295, Issue 1, 2008, Pages

  Rathner, Joseph A ^a   Madden, Christopher J ^a   Morrison, Shaun F ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dorsomedial hypothalamus; Fever; Preoptic hypothalamus; Rostral raph pallidus; Thermoregulation

Indexed keywords

BICUCULLINE; CHLORALOSE; MUSCIMOL; PROSTAGLANDIN E2; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; OXYTOCIC AGENT;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HYPOTHALAMUS; MALE; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PREOPTIC AREA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TAIL ARTERY; VASOCONSTRICTION; ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ANIMAL; BROWN ADIPOSE TISSUE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; DRUG EFFECT; INNERVATION; PHYSIOLOGY; SKIN; VASCULARIZATION;

ADIPOSE TISSUE, BROWN; ANIMALS; BICUCULLINE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; DINOPROSTONE; GABA ANTAGONISTS; MALE; NEURONS; OXYTOCICS; RATS; SKIN; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; VASOCONSTRICTION;

EID: 50649105554     PISSN: 03636119     EISSN: 15221490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00115.2008     Document Type: Article

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