Effects of electrical stimulation of the superior ovarian nerve and the ovarian plexus nerve on the ovarian estradiol secretion rate in rats

Journal of Physiological Sciences

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 133-138

  Kagitani, Fusako ^a,b   Uchida, Sae ^a   Hotta, Harumi ^a  

^a TOKYO METROPOLITAN INSTITUTE OF GERONTOLOGY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HUMAN ARTS AND SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Estradiol; Ovarian plexus nerve; Rat; Secretion; Superior ovarian nerve

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTERIAL BLOOD; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; ESTROGEN RELEASE; ESTRUS; FEMALE; FLOW RATE; NERVE; NERVE FIBER C; NERVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; OVARY PLEXUS NERVE; RAT; SUPERIOR OVARY NERVE; VENOUS BLOOD;

ANIMALS; AUTONOMIC PATHWAYS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ESTRADIOL; ESTRUS; EVOKED POTENTIALS; FEMALE; NERVE FIBERS, UNMYELINATED; OVARY; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 43249099822     PISSN: 18806546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2170/physiolsci.RP001508     Document Type: Article

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