Thermoregulation : pathology, pharmacology, and therapy

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Thermoregulation : pathology, pharmacology, and therapy

specialist subject editors, E. Schönbaum and P. Lomax

(International encyclopedia of pharmacology and therapeutics, section 132)

Pergamon Press, c1991

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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Description

Presents a general review of the pathology, pharmacology, and therapy of thermoregulation in homeotherms ("warm blooded" animals and man).

Table of Contents

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  • Temperature Regulation and Drugs: An Introduction. Mechanisms of Fever, R. Hellon et al. Antipyretics, C. G. Van Arman. Cardiac Output and its Distribution During Exercise and Heat Stress, A. W. Bell & J. R. S. Hales. Drug-Related Heatstroke, W .G. Clark & J. M. Lipton. Malignant Hyperthermia: A Review, B. A. Britt. Local, Regional and Systemic Hyperthermia: Potentiation of Radiotherapy and Chemotherapy in Cancer Treatment, J. L. Meyer et al. Hydrotherapy: Mechanisms and Indications, P. Franchimont et al. Temperature Regulation and Anesthesia, H. M. Chinyanga. Surgical Hypothermia, C. A. Taylor. Accidental Hypothermia, B. C. Paton. Water and Electrolyte Exchange During Exposure to Cold, M. J. Fregly. Opioids and Opioid Receptors in Thermoregulation, T. F. Burks. Brain and Pituitary Peptides in Thermoregulation, W. G. Clark & J. M. Lipton. Effects of Ethanol on Thermoregulation, H. Kalant & A. D. Le. Capsaicin and Central Control of Thermoregulation, T. Hori. Index. 3167 lit. refs. appro.,x 88 illus.

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