Article
Central infusion of prostaglandin E2 reveals a unified representation of sickness in the mouse insular cortex
2025-04-28
Abstract excerpt
<h4>Summary</h4> During infections, vertebrates develop stereotypic symptoms such as elevated body temperature, reduced appetite, and lethargy. These changes, collectively known as sickness syndrome, are orchestrated by the brain in response to immune mediators released during systemic inflammation. While the roles of subcortical regions, including the hypothalamus and brainstem nuclei, in regulating sickness sym...
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- Literature Corpus work
- ca327b73-f731-54e8-8934-53ac82a4e27c
- DOI
- 10.1101/2025.04.28.651028
