"Pyrogens" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Substances capable of increasing BODY TEMPERATURE and cause FEVER and may be used for FEVER THERAPY. They may be of microbial origin, often POLYSACCHARIDES, and may contaminate distilled water.
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D011749
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D27.888.569.673
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Pyrogens" by people in Profiles.
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Presence of streptococcal pyrogenic exotoxin A and C genes in human isolates of group G streptococci. FEMS Microbiol Lett. 2003 Feb 28; 219(2):291-5.
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Vagotomy attenuates the behavioural but not the pyrogenic effects of interleukin-1 in rats. Auton Neurosci. 2000 Dec 20; 85(1-3):127-32.
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Pyrogens specifically disrupt the acquisition of a task involving cognitive processing in the rat. Brain Behav Immun. 1995 Jun; 9(2):129-48.
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Different receptor mechanisms mediate the pyrogenic and behavioral effects of interleukin 1. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1992 Oct 01; 89(19):9117-20.
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Toxicity of Pasteurella tularensis killed by ionizing radiation. J Bacteriol. 1968 09; 96(3):804-10.
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Thyroid-stimulating hormone in thyroid dysgenesis. J Pediatr. 1967 Nov; 71(5):714-7.