Effect of Sympathomimetic and Allied Amines on Temperature and Oxygen Consumption in Chickens by D
Br. J. Pharmac. Chemother. (1967), 31, 290-312. EFFECT OF SYMPATHOMIMETIC AND ALLIED AMINES ON TEMPERATURE AND OXYGEN CONSUMPTION IN CHICKENS BY D. J. ALLEN AND E. MARLEY From the Institute of Psychiatry, Maudsley Hospital, Denmark Hill, London (Received June 12, 1967) The sympathomimetic and allied amines can be divided into two main groups according to their chemical structure and to their effects in young chickens (Key & Marley, 1962; Dewhurst & Marley, 1965a, b). These groups are similar to those into which the amines are divided for their effects on smooth muscle (Fleckenstein & Burn, 1953; Burn & Rand, 1958; Maxwell, Povalski & Plummer, 1959; Vane, 1960; Marley, 1962; Trendelenburg, 1963) and this division clearly implies a fundamental difference in mode of action. In young chickens, catecholamines evoked sleep, whereas amphetamine-like amines and some tryptamines had the opposite effect and produced arousal (Key & Marley, 1962; Dewhurst & Marley, 1965a, b). The present experiments were made to determine the effects of these amines on temperature and oxygen consumption. Our results, a brief account of which was given to the Physiological Society (Allen & Marley, 1966), agree with those of Feldberg & Myers (1963, 1964a, 1965) who found that adrenaline and noradrenaline injected intraventricularly in cats lowered body temperature, whereas 5-hydroxytryptamine raised it. METHODS Animals Rhode Island Red pullets, 1-23 days old and weighing 30 to 150 g, and adult fowls of 1 to 2 kg were used, all from the same hatchery. For the first week after hatching they were kept in a cage thermostatically maintained at 33 to 340 C and for the subsequent 2 weeks at 29 to 310 C.
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