Regulated hypothermia in the hypothyroid rat induced by administration of propylthiouracil

American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology

Volumn 272, Issue 5 41-5, 1997, Pages

  Yang, Ying ^a   Gordon, Christopher J ^b,c  

^a BEIJING HOSPITAL   (China)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^c U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

3,5,3' triiodothyronine; Ambient temperature; Behavioral thermoregulation; Core temperature; L thyroxine; Motor activity; Telemetry; Temperature gradient; Thyroid

Indexed keywords

PROPYLTHIOURACIL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORE TEMPERATURE; DRUG EFFECT; HYPOTHERMIA; HYPOTHYROIDISM; LIOTHYRONINE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; THERMOREGULATION; THYROXINE BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 0030961497     PISSN: 03636119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.1997.272.5.r1390     Document Type: Article

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