Selected Temperature Correlates with Intensity of Fever in Rats

BRIESE, E. Selected temperature correlates with intensity of fever in rats. PHYSIOL BEHAV 61(5) 659–660, 1997.—Fever is considered due to an elevation of the setpoint of body temperature. The temperature is regulated at a higher level and the higher temperature is established by activation of the he...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Physiology & behavior 1997-05, Vol.61 (5), p.659-660
1. Verfasser:	Briese, Eduardo
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animals Behavioral thermoregulatory responses Biological and medical sciences Body Temperature Regulation - physiology Escherichia coli Fever Fever - physiopathology Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Homeostasis - physiology Lipopolysaccharides - administration & dosage Male Rats Setpoint temperature Thermoregulation. Hibernation. Estivation. Ecophysiology and environmental effects Thermostat Vertebrates: anatomy and physiology, studies on body, several organs or systems
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Zusammenfassung:	BRIESE, E. Selected temperature correlates with intensity of fever in rats. PHYSIOL BEHAV 61(5) 659–660, 1997.—Fever is considered due to an elevation of the setpoint of body temperature. The temperature is regulated at a higher level and the higher temperature is established by activation of the heat-seeking thermoeffectors. However, it is surprising that, for this widely accepted hypothesis, there is little experimental evidence of the setpoint shifting to a higher level. The present study shows, for the first time, a significant correlation between the magnitude of the temperature rise in fever and the ambient temperature selected by rats in a thermal gradient.
ISSN:	0031-9384 1873-507X
DOI:	10.1016/S0031-9384(96)00511-2