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Evidence that brain prostaglandin synthesis is not essential in fever.

Cranston WI and 4 others. J Physiol, 1976. Cited by 74 papers, by iCite.

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Title
Evidence that brain prostaglandin synthesis is not essential in fever.
PubMed
Journal
J Physiol
PubMed
Year
1976
PubMed
Publication types
Journal Article
PubMed
Citations, by iCite
74
iCite
Relative citation ratio, by iCite
3.69
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Revised in PubMed
2019-05-09
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Authors5

The authors in the order PubMed's record lists them, with the ORCID iDs it states.

OrderAuthorForenameKindORCID iD
1Cranston WIW I
2Duff GWG W
3Hellon RFR F
4Mitchell DD
5Townsend YY

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Topics12

NLM's MeSH indexing of the paper, its major topics first.

MeSH termMajor
BrainMajor topic
FeverMajor topic
Prostaglandins EMajor topic
Animals
Body Temperature
Dibenz(b,f)(1,4)oxazepine-10(11H)-carboxylic acid, 8-chloro-, 2-acetylhydrazide
Female
Injections, Intraventricular
Male
Prostaglandin Antagonists
Pyrogens
Rabbits

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References24

The papers the reference list in PubMed's record names, those in our copy of PubMed, in the list's order.

OrderPMIDTitleJournalYearIn PapersSource
11,138,292Effects of prostaglandin antagonist SC-19220 on body temperature and on hyperthermic responses to prostaglandin E-1 and leukocytic pyrogen in the cat.Prostaglandins1975https://conductscience.org/library/papers/1138292PubMed
21,214,227A dissociation between fever and prostaglandin concentration in cerebrospinal fluid.J Physiol1975https://conductscience.org/library/papers/1214227PubMed
34,208,101Drugs which inhibit prostaglandin biosynthesis.Pharmacol Rev1974https://conductscience.org/library/papers/4208101PubMed
44,215,879Further studies on the role of prostaglandin in fever.J Physiol1974https://conductscience.org/library/papers/4215879PubMed
54,330,929Effects on body temperature of prostaglandins of the A, E and F series on injection into the third ventricle of unanaesthetized cats and rabbits.J Physiol1971https://conductscience.org/library/papers/4330929PubMed
64,348,703Thermoregulatory effects of prostaglandins E 1 , E 2 , F 1 and F 2 in the sheep.Pflugers Arch1973https://conductscience.org/library/papers/4348703PubMed
74,357,266Substances that inhibit the actions of prostaglandins.Arch Intern Med1974https://conductscience.org/library/papers/4357266PubMed
84,555,643Effects of prostaglandin E 2 on the body temperature of conscious rats and cats.Arch Int Pharmacodyn Ther1972https://conductscience.org/library/papers/4555643PubMed
94,568,386Pyrogen fever and prostaglandin-like activity in cerebrospinal fluid.J Physiol1973https://conductscience.org/library/papers/4568386PubMed
104,588,122Effect of pyrogen and antipyretics on prostaglandin acitvity in cisternal c.s.f. of unanaesthetized cats.J Physiol1973https://conductscience.org/library/papers/4588122PubMed
114,596,909Identification of prostaglandin E by radioimmunoassay in cerebrospinal fluid during endotoxin fever.Naturwissenschaften1974https://conductscience.org/library/papers/4596909PubMed
124,733,481Prosaglandin E1 fever induced in rabbits.J Physiol1973https://conductscience.org/library/papers/4733481PubMed
134,853,915Prostaglandins of the E and F series in rabbit cerebrospinal fluid during fever induced by Newcastle disease virus, E. coli-endotoxin, or endogenous pyrogen.Med Microbiol Immunol1974https://conductscience.org/library/papers/4853915PubMed
144,982,414Antagonism of prostaglandin E2 by 1-acetyl-2-(8-chloro-10,11-dihydrodibenz (b,f) (1,4) oxazepine-10-carbonyl) hydrazine (SC-19220).Arch Int Pharmacodyn Ther1969https://conductscience.org/library/papers/4982414PubMed
155,000,553Studies on prostaglandin antagonists.Br J Pharmacol1971https://conductscience.org/library/papers/5000553PubMed
165,098,081Fever produced by prostaglandin E1.J Physiol1971https://conductscience.org/library/papers/5098081PubMed
175,157,600Further studies on prostaglandin E 1 fever in cats.J Physiol1971https://conductscience.org/library/papers/5157600PubMed
185,284,360Inhibition of prostaglandin synthesis as a mechanism of action for aspirin-like drugs.Nat New Biol1971https://conductscience.org/library/papers/5284360PubMed
195,549,471Central nervous system sites of action of a purified leucocyte pyrogen.Am J Physiol1971https://conductscience.org/library/papers/5549471PubMed
205,572,280Influence of the duration of experimental fever on salicylate antipyresis in the rabbit.Br J Pharmacol1971https://conductscience.org/library/papers/5572280PubMed

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Cited by22

The papers in our copy of PubMed whose reference list names this one, newest first. iCite, which reads more sources, counts 74 citations.

PMIDTitleJournalYearIn PapersSource
8,733,593Nitric oxide synthase-cyclo-oxygenase pathways in organum vasculosum laminae terminalis: possible role in pyrogenic fever in rabbits.Br J Pharmacol1996https://conductscience.org/library/papers/8733593PubMed
7,847,156Effect of intraventricular haemorrhage and rebleeding following subarachnoid haemorrhage on CSF eicosanoids.Acta Neurochir (Wien)1994https://conductscience.org/library/papers/7847156PubMed
7,411,449Prostaglandin E levels in third ventricular cerebrospinal fluid of rabbits during fever and changes in body temperature.J Physiol1980https://conductscience.org/library/papers/7411449PubMed
7,288,365Role of prostaglandin E in the biphasic fever response to endotoxin.J Exp Med1981https://conductscience.org/library/papers/7288365PubMed
7,069,625Inhibition, by trichothecene antibiotics, of brain protein synthesis and fever in rabbits.J Physiol1982https://conductscience.org/library/papers/7069625PubMed
6,964,402Role of prostaglandin D2 in the hypothermia of rats caused by bacterial lipopolysaccharide.Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A1982https://conductscience.org/library/papers/6964402PubMed
6,110,458Effects of intracerebroventricular floctafenine and indomethacin on body temperature in febrile rabbits.Br J Pharmacol1980https://conductscience.org/library/papers/6110458PubMed
3,903,650Comparison of the action of prostaglandin with endotoxin on thermoregulatory response thresholds.Pflugers Arch1985https://conductscience.org/library/papers/3903650PubMed
3,739,373Is prostaglandin E the neural mediator of the febrile response? The case against a proven obligatory role.Yale J Biol Med1986https://conductscience.org/library/papers/3739373PubMed
3,739,372Prostaglandin E as the neural mediator of the febrile response.Yale J Biol Med1986https://conductscience.org/library/papers/3739372PubMed
3,488,620Prostaglandin E2 and fever: a continuing debate.Yale J Biol Med1986https://conductscience.org/library/papers/3488620PubMed
3,342,798Physical versus pharmacological counter-measures. Studies on febrile rabbits.Eur J Appl Physiol Occup Physiol1988https://conductscience.org/library/papers/3342798PubMed
3,137,331Is the central arachidonic acid cascade system involved in the development of acute-phase response in rabbits?J Physiol1988https://conductscience.org/library/papers/3137331PubMed
859,659Mediation of hyperthermia by prostaglandin E2: a new hypothesis.Naunyn Schmiedebergs Arch Pharmacol1977https://conductscience.org/library/papers/859659PubMed
593,986Prostaglandins and the central nervous system.Postgrad Med J1977https://conductscience.org/library/papers/593986PubMed
567,328Hyperthermic effects of arachidonic acid, prostaglandin E2 and F2alpha in rats.Pflugers Arch1978https://conductscience.org/library/papers/567328PubMed
480,214Intraventricular microinjections of a stable analogue of prostaglandin endoperoxide cause fever in rabbits.J Physiol1979https://conductscience.org/library/papers/480214PubMed
430,434Effects of central administation of probenecid on fevers produced by leukocytic pyrogen and PGE2 in the rabbit.J Physiol1979https://conductscience.org/library/papers/430434PubMed
317,572The antipyretic effect of UP 517-03 in the rabbit.Agents Actions1979https://conductscience.org/library/papers/317572PubMed
304,749The antipyretic effect of tilorone hydrochloride in the cat.Br J Pharmacol1978https://conductscience.org/library/papers/304749PubMed

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