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Cyclooxygenase 2 mRNA expression in rat brain after peripheral injection of lipopolysaccharide.
Brain research - 17 Aug 1998
Quan N, Whiteside M, Herkenham M
Abstract excerpt
Inducible cyclooxygenase 2 (COX 2) converts arachidonic acid to prostaglandins, which are thought to mediate various peripheral lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced central effects, including generation of fever and activation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis. To localize prostaglandin production in the brain following peripheral LPS administration, COX 2 mRNA expression was examined by in situ...
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