Significance of measured elevation of skin temperature induced by calcitonin gene-related peptide in anaesthetized rats

Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology

Volumn 55, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 1547-1552

  Noguchi, Masamichi ^a   Ikarashi, Yasushi ^a   Yuzurihara, Mitsutoshi ^a   Kase, Yoshio ^a   Takeda, Shuichi ^a   Aburada, Masaki ^a  

^a Tsumura Research Institute   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCITONIN GENE RELATED PEPTIDE; CALCITONIN GENE RELATED PEPTIDE RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; CALCITONIN GENE RELATED PEPTIDE[8-37]; CHLORALOSE; GONADORELIN; HORMONE; PROTEIN INHIBITOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; URETHAN;

ANESTHESIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HORMONE ACTION; HORMONE DEFICIENCY; HOT FLUSH; HYPERSENSITIVITY; HYPERTHERMIA; MENOPAUSAL SYNDROME; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RAT; SKIN TEMPERATURE;

ADJUVANTS, ANESTHESIA; ANIMALS; CALCITONIN GENE-RELATED PEPTIDE; FEMALE; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; OVARIECTOMY; PENTOBARBITAL; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SKIN TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0344876578     PISSN: 00223573     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1211/0022357022142     Document Type: Article

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