EVALUATION OF EFFECTS OF EXPERIMENTAL EXOGENOUS FEVER, HYPERTHERMIA AND VARIOUS DRUGS ON INFANT RAT BRAIN

Aydin M., Girgin F. I., Kabakus N., Ayar A., Canatan H., Bulmus O., ...More

NOBEL MEDICUS, vol.8, no.3, pp.66-75, 2012 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 8 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2012
  • Journal Name: NOBEL MEDICUS
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.66-75
  • Karadeniz Technical University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective: Hyperthermia may cause pathological changes in all systems and organs including the brain. Neuronal effects of exogenous fever (39 degrees C) and hyperthermia (41 degrees C), and efficacy of different medication modalities were studied in two-week-old infant female Wistar-Albino rats.