Oxytocin secretion induced by osmotic stimulation in rats during the estrous cycle and after ovariectomy and hormone replacement therapy

Life Sciences

Volumn 71, Issue 24, 2002, Pages 2821-2831

  Caligioni, C S ^a   Franci, C R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Estrogen; Estrous cycle; Osmolality; Ovariectomy; Oxytocin; Paraventricular nucleus; Progesterone; Supraoptic nucleus

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL BENZOATE; ESTROGEN; OXYTOCIN; PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTRUS; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; NEUROHYPOPHYSIS; NONHUMAN; OSMOSIS; OVARIECTOMY; OXYTOCIN BLOOD LEVEL; OXYTOCIN RELEASE; PROESTRUS; RAT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STIMULATION; SUPRAOPTIC NUCLEUS; THALAMUS MIDLINE NUCLEUS;

ANIMALS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; ESTROGEN REPLACEMENT THERAPY; ESTROGENS; ESTROUS CYCLE; FEMALE; OSMOLAR CONCENTRATION; OSMOTIC PRESSURE; OVARIECTOMY; OXYTOCIN; PARAVENTRICULAR HYPOTHALAMIC NUCLEUS; PITUITARY GLAND, POSTERIOR; PROGESTERONE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SUPRAOPTIC NUCLEUS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0036836791     PISSN: 00243205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0024-3205(02)02139-2     Document Type: Article

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