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Antipyretic potency of centrally administered alpha-melanocyte stimulating hormone
Science (New York, N.Y.)
|July 8, 1983
Abstract:
Centrally administered alpha-melanocyte stimulating hormone is much more potent in reducing fever than the widely used antipyretic acetaminophen. This finding supports the hypothesis that the endogenous neuropeptide has a role in the limitation of fever and suggests that it may be clinically useful as an antipyretic.