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Cholecystokinin participates in the mediation of fever
M Székely1, Z Szelényi, M Balaskó
1Department of Pathophysiology, University Medical School Pécs, Hungary.
Pflugers Archiv : European Journal of Physiology
|October 1, 1994
Abstract:
Cholecystokinin of the central nervous system participates in the pathogenesis of lipopolysaccharide-induced fever in rats, contributing mainly to the first phase rise of this fever. The mediatory role is connected to type-B receptors of cholecystokinin.