Endogenous Pyrogen

question 75

Multiple Choice

 Endogenous pyrogen

• A)is released by infection-fighting leukocytes and acts on muscle tissue.
• B)is released by the hypothalamus and acts on infection-fighting leukocytes.
• C)is released by infection-fighting leukocytes and has the same action as aspirin.
• D)is released by infection-fighting leukocytes and acts on the temperature-integrating centers of the hypothalamus.
• E)is released by the pyloric region of the stomach and raises the temperature of digestion.

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