Repeated intracerebral microinjections: Efficacy in studying brain functions

Indian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 471-475

  Vetrivelan, Ra ^a   Mallick, Hruda Nanda ^a   Kumar, Velayudhan Mohan ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Artificial cerebrospinal fluid; Body temperature; Hypothermia; Methods; Methoxamine; Microinjection; Multiple injections; Preoptic area; Rats; Telemetry

Indexed keywords

METHOXAMINE; PENTOBARBITAL;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; BRAIN FUNCTION; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; DRUG EFFICACY; HYPOTHERMIA; MALE; NONHUMAN; PREOPTIC AREA; RAT; TELEMETRY;

ANIMALS; BODY TEMPERATURE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; MALE; METHOXAMINE; MICROINJECTIONS; PREOPTIC AREA; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; VEHICLES;

EID: 6344284105     PISSN: 00195499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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