Thermal preference behavior following clonidine, norepinephrine, isoproterenol, and ephedrine.
Physiol Behav
; 66(4): 585-9, 1999 Jun.
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ABSTRACT
A thermal gradient (temperature range 7-45 degrees C) was used to assess ambient temperature (Ta) preferences of rats following treatment with clonidine (25 microg/kg), norepinephrine (NE, 250 microg/kg), isoproterenol (ISO, 50 microg/kg), and ephedrine (EPH, 10 mg/kg). Clonidine produced a preference for a temperature (31.5 degrees C) slightly warmer than that preferred after saline (28.3 degrees C), but this resulted in no significant change in posttest colonic temperature (Tc). NE, ISO and EPH produced a preference for a colder region of the gradient (20-22 degrees C) compared to saline (24.5-28.9 degrees C). Posttest Tc was reduced significantly from 37.7-37.9 degrees C after saline to 37.2 degrees C (NE), 37.3 degrees C (ISO), and 36.8 degrees C (EPH). Thus, given the opportunity to select an environmental temperature, the animals selected a Ta that resulted in significantly lower body temperatures after NE, ISO, and EPH. This suggests that paradoxical thermoregulatory effects of these thermogenic adrenergic agonists are due, at least in part, to a preference for a lower body temperature.
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Assunto principal:
Regulação da Temperatura Corporal
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Norepinefrina
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Comportamento de Escolha
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Clonidina
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Agonistas Adrenérgicos
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Efedrina
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Isoproterenol
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Animals
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Female
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Physiol Behav
Ano de publicação:
1999
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Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos