Symposium:               Integrative Neuronal Mechanisms for Thermoregulation

 

Track:                        Thermoregulation and Energetics

Tuesday, 8:00 AM—10:00 AM, 30 D/E

Chaired:                       Kazuyuji Kanosue and Ruediger Gerstberger

 

8:00 AM                      Membrane mechanisms of thermosensitive neurons in the hypothalamus. John D. Griffin. Col. of William & Mary.

 

8:30 AM                      Efferent mechanisms of cold defense responses. Shaun F. Morrison. Oregon Hlth. Sci. Univ.

 

9:00 AM                      Efferent preoptic area control of thermo- and osmoregulatory effector organs: a viral tracing approach. Thomas Huebschle. Justus-Liebig Univ. of Giessen.

 

9:30 AM                      Neuronal substrates of interaction between thermoregulation, energy metabolism, and circadian rhythms. Kei Nagashima. Osaka Univ.