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Thermogenic effects of thyrotrophin-releasing hormone and its analogues in the rat.
Griffiths E, Rothwell NJ, Stock M
Experientia. 1988;44( 1):40-2.
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Abstract
Acute or chronic injection of RX 77,368 (a TRH analogue; 1 mg/kg s.c.) stimulated oxygen consumption (VO2) and brown adipose tissue activity in the rat, and decreased weight gain. Other TRH analogues (CG 3509, RGH 2202) and TRH itself also stimulated VO2. These thermogenic actions are probably mediated centrally by stimulation of sympathetic outflow to brown fat.
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Animals; Male; Rats; Rats, Inbred Strains; analogs & derivatives: Protirelin; drug effects: Body Temperature Regulation; drug effects: Body Weight; drug effects: Brown Fat; drug effects: Oxygen Consumption