Relation of pituitary-thyroid system to central stimulatory action of taltirelin hydrate (TA-0910), a new analog of thyrotropin-releasing hormone

Pharmacometrics

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 341-348

  Asahi, Toshio ^a   Yamamura, Michio ^a  

^a MITSUBISHI TANABE PHARMA CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

(mouse and rat).; Pentobarbital anesthesia; Spontaneous motor activity; Taltirelin hydrate; Thyrotropin releasing hormone analog

Indexed keywords

LIOTHYRONINE; PENTOBARBITAL; PROTIRELIN DERIVATIVE; TALTIRELIN; THYROXINE;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; HYPOPHYSECTOMY; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS THYROID SYSTEM; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; RAT; SLEEP TIME;

EID: 0031406805     PISSN: 03008533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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