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Abstract
1. The effects of intracerebroventricular administration of some alpha- and beta-adrenoceptor stimulants and antagonists on the body temperature of rabbits were investigated.2. Noradrenaline produced a dose dependent rise in body temperature. Other catecholamines were less active.3. The noradrenaline response was blocked by alpha-adrenoceptor blocking agents while beta-adrenoceptor antagonists had no effect.4. alpha-Methyl-noradrenaline and metaraminol had some hyperthermic effect, but significantly reduced the response of noradrenaline.5. The possible presence of alpha-adrenoceptors in the central thermoregulatory mechanisms is suggested.Entities:
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Year: 1971 PMID: 4400526 PMCID: PMC1665782 DOI: 10.1111/j.1476-5381.1971.tb07180.x
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Br J Pharmacol ISSN: 0007-1188 Impact factor: 8.739