Effect of the acute heat stress on the rat pituitary gland. Morphological and stereological study

Journal of Thermal Biology

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 394-399

  Koko, Vesna ^a   Djordjevic, Jelena ^a   Cvijic, Gordana ^a   Davidovic, Vukosava ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

Author keywords

Heat stress; Pituitary; Rat

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTERONE; CORTICOTROPIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; HEAT STRESS; HORMONE ACTION; HYPEREMIA; HYPOPHYSIS; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; THERMAL EXPOSURE; VASODILATATION;

EID: 33747131789     PISSN: 03064565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtherbio.2006.01.009     Document Type: Article

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