Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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2843800 | Journal of Thermal Biology | 2007 | 9 Pages |
Abstract
Intake of endophyte-infected fescue diets (E+) during heat stress results in hyperthermia. This may be due to increased peripheral vasoconstriction as a result of a reduction in nitric oxide (NO) level. Rats were exposed to 32 °C for 22 d. During the last 15 d, they received exogenous NO (molsidomine; M+; 120 mg/mL drinking water) in combination with E+ or endophyte-free diets (E−). Treatment with M+ produced ∼0.4 °C reduction in night hyperthermia due to E+ treatment (P<0.01), with no effect on day temperature (P>0.13), to suggest that NO deficiency is partially responsible for fescue toxicosis-induced hyperthermia.
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Authors
H.J. Al-Tamimi, P.A. Eichen, G.E. Rottinghaus, D.E. Spiers,