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Opposing temperature responses to intrahypothalamic injections of 5-hydroxytryptamine in the pigeon exposed to cold

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5-Hydroxytryptamine injected into posterior and anterior parts of the pigeon hypothalamus evoked a short lasting hyperthermia or hypothermia, respectively. Variable responses obtained within the same brain region suggest the existence of different 5-HT systems, even in rather limited hypothalamic areas.

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  1. Department of Zoology, Zoophysiological Laboratory, University of Oulu, SF-90100, Oulu 10, (Finland)

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Pyörnilä, A., Hissa, R. Opposing temperature responses to intrahypothalamic injections of 5-hydroxytryptamine in the pigeon exposed to cold. Experientia 35, 59–60 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01917876

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