A comparison of brain angiotensin II receptors during lactation and diestrus of the estrous cycle in the rat

American Journal of Physiology

Volumn 277, Issue 3 PART 2, 1999, Pages

  Speth, Robert C ^a   Barry, William T ^a   Smith, M Susan ^b   Grove, Kevin L ^b  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arcuate nucleus; Food intake; Hypothalamic pituitary axis; Preoptic area; Prolactin

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN; ANGIOTENSIN 2 RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARCUATE NUCLEUS; ARTICLE; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; LACTATION; NONHUMAN; PREOPTIC AREA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RECEPTOR BINDING; RENIN ANGIOTENSIN ALDOSTERONE SYSTEM;

ANGIOTENSIN II; ANIMALS; BRAIN; DIESTRUS; EATING; FEMALE; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; LACTATION; PREGNANCY; RATS; RECEPTORS, ANGIOTENSIN;

EID: 0032862557     PISSN: 00029513     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.1999.277.3.r904     Document Type: Review

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