How brain temperature controls body temperature

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1051103

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

The brain regulates body temperature by a series of mechanisms, including the control of how much blood flows to the skin to lose or retain heat. The project aims to locate the brain temperature receptors and brain pathways that do this, using an animal model, the rat. At present they are not known.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2013

End Date: 01-01-2015

Funding Scheme: Project Grants

Funding Amount: $300,239.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Central Nervous System

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

brain stem | electrophysiology | hypothalamus | sympathetic nerves | temperature regulation

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