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Preface | |
Fever - definition, usefulness, ubiquity | |
Thermoregulation - an outline | |
The nature of pyrogens, their origins and mode of release | |
The loci of action of endogenous mediators of fever | |
Beyond the loci of action of circulating pyrogens: mediators and mechanisms | |
The role of the cerebral cortex, the limbic system, peripheral nervous system and spinal cord, and induced changes in intracranial pressure | |
Antipyresis | |
Febrile convulsions in children and a possible role for vasopressin | |
A synthesis, predictions and speculation from my armchair | |
Anatomical considerations | |
References | |
Index | |
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