Endogenous activation of spinal 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) receptors contributes to the thermoregulatory activation of brown adipose tissue

American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology

Volumn 298, Issue 3, 2010, Pages

  Madden, Christopher J ^a   Morrison, Shaun F ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Metabolism; Raphe; Serotonin; Sympathetic premotor neurons; Thermoregulation

Indexed keywords

3 [2 [2 (4 METHYL 1 PIPERIDINYL)ETHYL] 1 PYRROLIDINESULFONYL]PHENOL; BICUCULLINE; METHYSERGIDE; N [2 [4 (2 METHOXYPHENYL) 1 PIPERAZINYL]ETHYL] N (2 PYRIDYL)CYCLOHEXANECARBOXAMIDE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; SEROTONIN 1A RECEPTOR; SEROTONIN 7 RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BROWN ADIPOSE TISSUE; COLD EXPOSURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOLING; CORE TEMPERATURE; EVOKED RESPONSE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RECEPTOR UPREGULATION; SEROTONINERGIC NERVE CELL; SKIN TEMPERATURE; SPINAL CORD; SYMPATHETIC TONE; THERMOGENESIS; THERMOREGULATION;

ADIPOSE TISSUE, BROWN; ANIMALS; BACTERIOCIN PLASMIDS; BICUCULLINE; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; ENERGY METABOLISM; EVOKED POTENTIALS; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID AGONISTS; GABA ANTAGONISTS; MALE; METHYSERGIDE; MICROINJECTIONS; N-METHYLASPARTATE; PHENOLS; PIPERAZINES; PYRIDINES; RAPHE NUCLEI; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTOR, SEROTONIN, 5-HT1A; RECEPTORS, SEROTONIN; SEROTONIN ANTAGONISTS; SPINAL CORD; SULFONAMIDES; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; THORACIC VERTEBRAE;

EID: 77749328955     PISSN: 03636119     EISSN: 15221490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00614.2009     Document Type: Article

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