superficially , the more lethal disease induced by beta-endorphin appeared to be a result of a mild hypothermia caused by the neuropeptide . beta-endorphin , however , did not influence the disease in nude ( nu/nu ) mice even though their core temperatures were reduced to an extent similar to that of balb/c ( +/+ ) mice , implicating the involvement of t lymphocytes in the alteration of the course of infection in normal mice .
C0012634
disease
C0009450
infection