FEVER AND THERMOREGULATORY BEHAVIOR IN THE CAT: SYNTHESIS OF NEW PROTEIN AS AN ESSENTIAL MEDIATOR

WILLIAM DAVID RUWE, Purdue University

Abstract

The anterior hypothalamic, preoptic area (AH/POA) of many mammalian species has been implicated in the control processes which govern temperature regulation. This forebrain subdivision also may play a critical role in the pathogenesis of fever. Several putative neuroregulators have been given

Degree

Ph.D.

Subject Area

Psychobiology

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