Autonomic Nervous System: Central Thermoregulatory Control

Encyclopedia of Neuroscience

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 891-898

  Gordon, C J ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Brown adipose tissue; Core temperature; Evaporative heat loss; Neural pathways; Nonshivering thermogenesis; Shivering thermogenesis; Skin temperature; Vasoconstriction; Vasodilation

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952490635     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-008045046-9.00650-1     Document Type: Chapter

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