Pyrogens Enhance β-Endorphin Release in Hypothalamus and Trigger Fever That Can Be Attenuated by Buprenorphine
ABSTRACT: At first, we investigated whether both β-endorphin release level in the hypothalamus and body temperature can be altered after intracerebroventricular (i.c.v.) injection of either lipopolysaccharide (LPS), interleukin-1β (IL-1β), or prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) in rats. It was found that in the...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2003-01-01
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| Series: | Journal of Pharmacological Sciences |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1347861319325927 |