The role of endogenous opiates in thermal regulation of the body during exercise.
- 9 March 1985
- Vol. 290 (6470) , 739-740
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.290.6470.739
Abstract
Naloxone abolished the rise in body temperature seen after bicycle ergometer tests performed by 10 healthy men. This suggests that endogenous opiates play a part in thermal regulation during muscular exercise.Keywords
This publication has 4 references indexed in Scilit:
- Peptides and thermoregulationNeuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 1980
- Changes in body temperature after administration of amino acids, peptides, dopamine, neuroleptics and related agentsNeuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 1979
- Endorphins may function in heat adaptation.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 1978
- Unique behavioral effects of β endorphin and their relationship to thermoregulation and hypothalamic functionLife Sciences, 1978