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Thermoregulatory effect of intracerebral injections of neuropeptide Y in rats at different environmental temperatures.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  8026718     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
1. In order to characterize the thermoregulatory actions of brain neuropeptide Y (NPY), the effects of intra-third ventricular (I3V) injection of NPY on temperatures of colon (Tco), brown adipose tissue (TBAT) and tail skin (Ts) were observed at ambient temperatures (Ta) of 19 and 8 degrees C. 2. The injection of NPY in a dose of 8 mcg/100 g body wt evoked a fall of Tco by about 2 degrees C in both neutral and cold environments. NPY (4 and 8 mcg/100 g body wt) induced dose-dependent Tco falls in rats at thermoneutral environment. The thermolytic reactions induced by I3V administration of NPY were associated with a fall in TBAT but no changes in Is were observed. 3. The results suggest that NPY may mediate hypothermic response in neutral and cold environments mainly by its effects on the brown adipose tissues in the rat.
Authors:
Z Szreder; T Hori; Y Kaizuka
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  General pharmacology     Volume:  25     ISSN:  0306-3623     ISO Abbreviation:  Gen. Pharmacol.     Publication Date:  1994 Jan 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1994-08-08     Completed Date:  1994-08-08     Revised Date:  2008-11-21    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7602417     Medline TA:  Gen Pharmacol     Country:  ENGLAND    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  85-91     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Pharmacology, Medical Academy, Gdańsk, Poland.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adipose Tissue, Brown / metabolism
Animals
Body Temperature Regulation / drug effects*,  physiology
Brain / drug effects,  physiology
Cold Temperature
Injections, Intraventricular
Male
Neuropeptide Y / pharmacology*,  physiology
Rats
Rats, Wistar
Rectum / physiology
Temperature
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Neuropeptide Y

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