Capsaicin-induced changes in behavioural thermoregulation of newborn rabbits (Lepus cuniculus)

Journal of Thermal Biology

Volume 11, Issue 2, August 1986, Pages 101-104

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1.|An injection of capsaicin into normal young rabbits resulted in a preference for a cooler environment, signs of increased heat loss, and a suppression of the overall metabolic rate.
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2.|Body temperature declines with the preferred temperature, despite brown fat activation.
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3.|The response is greatly reduced after short-term desensitization, although the spontaneous motility, temperature selecting behaviour and body temperature appear to be normal.

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