Effects of bombesin on body temperature and oxygen consumption in food-deprived rats.
The present study measured oxygen consumption and core body temperature following central injections of bombesin (1.0 microgram) in food-deprived rats. Oxygen consumption did not differ for bombesin- and control-injected rats while mean core body temperature decreased significantly following bombesin administrations. Present findings suggest separate mechanisms of heat loss for bombesin-induced hypothermia in cold-exposed and food-deprived rats.
D000818:Animals; D001831:Body Temperature / Q000187:drug effects*; D001839:Bombesin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D003080:Cold Temperature; D005260:Female; D005508:Food Deprivation; D010101:Oxygen Consumption / Q000187:drug effects*; D010455:Peptides / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains
D010455:Peptides; D001839:Bombesin