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Xiao-Ming Chen1, Maiko Nishi, Aki Taniguchi, Kei Nagashima, Masaaki Shibata, Kazuyuki Kanosue.
Abstract
To investigate the involvement of the periaqueductal gray (PAG) in the control of non-shivering thermogenesis, we tested the effects of electrical or chemical stimulation of the PAG on thermogenesis of brown adipose tissue (BAT) in urethane anesthetized rats. Electrical stimulation (0.1 mA, 33 Hz, 0.5 ms) or application of D,L-homocysteic acid (0.5 mM, 0.3 micro l) into the lateral region of the caudal PAG (cPAG) elicited BAT thermogenesis, measured as a rise in the local temperature of interscapular BAT. These results suggest that neurons in the cPAG send excitatory efferent signals for BAT thermogenesis.Entities:
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Year: 2002 PMID: 12359313 DOI: 10.1016/s0304-3940(02)00757-7
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Neurosci Lett ISSN: 0304-3940 Impact factor: 3.046