During fever production,endogenous pyrogen raises the set point of the thalamic thermostat by triggering the local release of histamines.

Name: During fever production,endogenous pyrogen raises the set point of the thalamic thermostat by triggering the local release of histamines.
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During fever production,endogenous pyrogen raises the set point of the thalamic thermostat by triggering the local release of histamines.​

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Endogenous pyrogens, such as interleukin-1 (IL-1) and tumor necrosis factor (TNF), raise the set point of the hypothalamic thermostat, but they do so by triggering the local release of prostaglandins, not histamines.

During Fever Production,endogenous Pyrogen Raises the Set Point of the Thalamic