Table 1 The effects of CGRP on the firing rates of anterior hypothalamic neurons
Firing Rate (impulses.s-1 ± S.E.) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Thermosensitivity (impulses.s-1.°C-1) | Response | N | Baseline | CGRP | Washout |
Insensitive (< 0.8) | |||||
No Change | 16 | 4.2 ± 0.3 | 4.4 ± 0.3 | 4.1 ± 0.6 | |
Increase | 22 | 3.5 ± 0.5 | 5.1 ± 0.6* | 3.6 ± 0.4 | |
Warm (≥ 0.8) | |||||
Decrease | 7 | 8.2 ± 0.8 | 3.3 ± 0.6* | 8.1 ± 0.5 | |