The influence of 6-OHDA on hypothermia produced by intrahypothalamically-injected carbachol in the pigeon.
The involvement of the noradrenergic system in hypothermia induced by intrahypothalamically-injected carbachol (CCh) was studied by depleting hypothalamic noradrenaline (NA) with the catecholamine neurotoxin 6-hydroxydopamine (6-OHDA) and repeating the CCh injections after 6-OHDA treatment. The results suggest that noradrenergic neurons may be involved in hypothermia produced by CCh in the pigeon.
D000818:Animals; D001833:Body Temperature Regulation / Q000187:drug effects*; D001921:Brain / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D002217:Carbachol / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010856:Columbidae; D006892:Hydroxydopamines / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007036:Hypothermia, Induced
D006892:Hydroxydopamines; D002217:Carbachol