Antipyretic Potency of Centrally Administered α-Melanocyte Stimulating Hormone
- 8 July 1983
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 221 (4606) , 192-193
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.6602381
Abstract
Centrally administered α-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.This publication has 18 references indexed in Scilit:
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