Stress-induced subsensitivity to catecholamines depends on the estrous cycle

Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 74, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 663-669

  Marcondes, F K ^a   Vanderlei, L C M ^b   Lanza, L L B ^a   Spadari Bratfisch, R C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Adrenaline; Diestrus; Estrus; Female rats; Foot shock stress; Noradrenaline; Swimming stress

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; CATECHOLAMINE DERIVATIVE; NORADRENALIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHRONOTROPISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SENSITIVITY; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STRESS;

EID: 0029821291     PISSN: 00084212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/y96-050     Document Type: Article

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