title: Hypothermia, torpor and the fundamental importance of understanding the central control of thermoregulation.
abstract: Activation of central adenosine A1 receptors in the rat, a non-hibernating species, mimics the physiological characteristics of torpor and could thus represent a basis for the development of pharmacological approaches to induce therapeutic hypothermia in pathologies such as brain hemorrhage and ischemia, and to facilitate long-term space travel.
authors: Department of Neurological Surgery; Oregon Health & Science University; Portland, OR USA.
authors: Domenico
authors: D
authors: Tupone
authors: Department of Neurological Surgery; Oregon Health & Science University; Portland, OR USA.
authors: Shaun
authors: S
authors: Morrison
keywords: Adenosine; brown adipose tissue; hibernation; thermoregulation; torpor