Muscle relaxation induced in the rabbit by intracerebroventricular taurine injection: a supraspinal effect.
Taurine, given intracerebroventricularly to the consciou unrestrained rabbit, causes hypothermia and a reduction in skeletal muscle tone. Evidence has been produced that the latter effect is of a central, supraspinal origin.
D000818:Animals; D001831:Body Temperature / Q000187:drug effects; D005260:Female; D007276:Injections, Intraventricular; D008297:Male; D009125:Muscle Relaxants, Central; D009126:Muscle Relaxation / Q000187:drug effects; D011817:Rabbits; D013654:Taurine / Q000494:pharmacology*
D009125:Muscle Relaxants, Central; D013654:Taurine