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Author:   Eugen Zeisberger ,  Eduard Schonbaum ,  Peter Lomax
Publisher:   Birkhauser Verlag AG
Imprint:   Birkhauser Verlag AG
Weight:   1.080kg
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9783764350543

ISBN 10:   3764350547
Pages:   535
Publication Date:   01 June 1994
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
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Table of Contents

Kurt Bruck - his life and contribution to thermal physiology.- W. S. Feldberg - his contribution to the pharmacology of thermoregulation.- Section I: Thermosensitivity and Neuronal Connectivity.- Cellular and synaptic mechanisms of thermosensitivity in hypothalamic neurons.- Possible implications of the plasticity of temperature-sensitive neurons in the hypothalamus.- Temperature-sensitive coupling in hypothalamic and spinal neurons of the rat in vitro.- Lamina-specific effects of nitric oxide on temperature-sensitive neurons in rat spinal cord slices.- Excitatory amino-acid effects on rat hypothalamic neurons which respond to changes in scrotal skin temperature.- Hibernation-related changes in the effects of neuromodulators: An in vitro study on synaptic transmission in hippocampal slices.- Effects of cold adaptation on the modulatory action of TRH upon temperature sensitive and insensitive hypothalamic neurons of rats.- Thermoregulatory changes after neurochemical lesions of catechol-aminergic and serotonergic neurons in the lower brain stem of the guinea pig.- Functional neuroanatomical considerations on afferent and efferent projections of the nucleus raphe magnus.- Section II: Heat Production.- The role of adrenergic stimulation in regulation of heat production and recruitment of brown adipose tissue.- Pharmacology and regulation of the ion channels of the brown adipocyte plasma membrane.- Sympathetic outflow to brown adipose tissue and metabolic heat production in adult, aged, and cold-acclimated adult mice.- Effects of female sex steroids in thermogenic tissues.- Effect of tumor necrosis factor on the lipoprotein lipase gene expression in brown adipocytes differentiated in culture.- Ethanol and brown adipose tissue thermogenesis in rats exposed to cold: Uncoupling protein m-RNA.- An artificial intelligence approach to selectively search, analyze, and display thermoregulatory data.- Section III: Adaptation.- Beneficial and detrimental effects of thermal adaptation.- Altered responsiveness of cold-adapted rats to thermal stress.- Acclimation of aged rats to cold.- Avian thermoregulation during the perinatal period.- Norepinephrine-induced phase shifts of the juvenile circadian core temperature rhythm in rat pups.- The effects of circadian rhythm and change in ambient temperature on body temperature in aged male rats.- Diurnal variations in response of golden spiny mice (Acomys russatus) to noradrenaline injection.- Daily rhythms of body temperature in coexisting rodents of the genus Acomys acclimated to long-photoperiod: Effects of ethanol and melatonin.- Circadian rhythm in the snail Helix pomatia L. during estivation and hibernation.- Heat acclimation alters portal blood flow during heat stress.- Functional evidence of vasomotor control by tachykinins in the heat dissipating tissues of the canine nose and face.- Vascular receptors involved in effect of neuropeptide-Y (NPY) on peripheral blood flow in the rat foot and tail.- Comparison of cortisol production by isolated adrenal cells from syrian hamsters and guinea-pigs at different incubation temperatures.- Hibernation and cold adaptation induce different changes in the body temperature regulation in the golden hamster.- Section IV: Thermal Balance in the Clinic.- Basic aspects of fetal thermal homeostasis.- Thermoregulation and heat balance: General anesthesia.- Alteration of heat dissipation by diabetes insipidus in humans.- Does intraoperative core hypothermia increase the incidence of surgical wound infections and prolong hospitalization?.- Hyperthermia following hypothermic cardiopulmonary bypass does not correlate with postoperative endotoxemia.- Sweating and vasoconstriction thresholds during propofol sedation.- Epidural anesthesia increases apparent leg temperature and decreases the shivering threshold.- Heat balance and distribution during epidural anesthesia.- Epidural and spinal anesthesia alter thermoregulatory response thresholds.- Circadian rhythms of body temperature in patients with anorexia nervosa, hypothermia and hypophosphatemia.- Circadian rhythms of hot flashes and body temperature in menopausal women.- Cardiovascular and adrenergic manifestations of cold stress.- Adrenergic modulation of the surge in tail skin temperature induced by LHRH and 2 deoxyglucose.- Section V: Fever and Antipyresis.- Fever and antipyresis.- Selective brain cooling during fever?.- Cytokine levels during the early phase of the endotoxin fever.- Glucose homeostasis in fevers induced by two doses of bacterial endotoxin (LPS), interleukin-1? (IL-1?) or tumor necrosis factor-? (TNF?) administered 24 hours apart.- Endotoxaemia is normally a limiting factor in heat tolerance.- The effect of exo- and endopyrogens on serotonin metabolism in the nucleus raphe dorsalis of the rat.- Effects of LPS and inhibitors of eicosanoid synthesis on short term fever response and production of hypothalamic PGE2.- Prolonged slight fever in rats induced by administration of Freund's complete adjuvant: Effects of indomethacin and NO-related drugs.- Ventral septal AVP release in the febrile hypertensive and normotensive rat.- Hyperosmotic stimulation of the hypothalamic paraventricular and supraoptic nuclei alters body temperature in the normothermic and febrile rat.- Effects of immobilization on febrile, neuroendocrine and immunological responses in guinea pigs.- Modifications of febrile temperature regulation by acclimation.- V2-receptor-mediated hyperpyretic effect of arginine vasopressin in the ventral septal area of the rabbit brain.- Contribution of hypothalamic supraoptic nucleus (SON) to endogenous antipyresis in guinea pigs.- Peripheral administration of the opiate antagonist naloxone attenuates the febrile response to polyinosinic: polycytidylic acid.- Section VI: Pharmacological Aspects.- Endogenous opioids and fever.- Interaction between neurotensin and selective opioid agonists modulates body temperature in the rat.- Thermoregulatory and cardiovascular effects of ONO-3144 in the rabbit.- Effect of a non-peptide angiotensin II receptor antagonist on the elevated blood pressure of cold-exposed rats.- Neuroprotective effects of an extract of Gingko biloba (EGb-761) in heat stress induced brain damage in the rat.- Is the hypothalamic serotonergic system involved in septal 5-HT-induced hypothermia in rats?.- Hypothalamic cooling induced by chronic antidepressant drugs in syrian hamsters.- Thermoregulatory effects after intracerebroventricular injections of Wu-chu-yu extracts in rats.- Nitric oxide modulates thermoregulatory effector mechanisms in the conscious rabbit.- Does central nitric oxide play a role in thermoregulation?.- Hypothermia and social behaviour in mice.- Pharmacological analysis of anticholinesterase-induced hypothermia and hyperthermia.- Thermoregulatory considerations affecting both acute and prolonged exposures to ozone in rodents.- Keyword index.- Author index.

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