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Science 5 May 1972:
Vol. 176. no. 4034, pp. 532 - 533
DOI: 10.1126/science.176.4034.532
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Salicylate: Action on Normal Body Temperature in Rats

Evelyn Satinoff 1

1 Department of Psychology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia 19104

Rats receiving intraperitoneal injections of sodium salicylate (30 to 300 milligrams per kilogram of body weight) showed a decline in rectal temperature of up to 5.5°C when placed in a 5°C environment. High dosages of salicylate lowered the rectal temperatures of rats kept in a 23°C environment. The finding that salicylate can lower nonfebrile body temperature suggests that this class of antipyretic agents does affect normal temperature regulation.


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