Cellular and molecular bases of the initiation of fever.
All phases of lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced fever are mediated by prostaglandin (PG) E2. It is known that the second febrile phase (which starts at approximately 1.5 h post-LPS) and subsequent phases are mediated by PGE2 that originated in endotheliocytes and perivascular cells of the brain. Howe...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2006-09-01
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Series: | PLoS Biology |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC1551923?pdf=render |