Sex differences in ethanol-induced hypothermia in ethanol-naïve and ethanol-dependent/withdrawn rats

Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 60-69

  Taylor, Anna N ^a,b   Tio, Delia L ^b   Bando, Jennifer K ^b   Truong, Amy H ^b   Prolo, Paolo ^b,c  

^a VA GREATER LOS ANGELES HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UCLA SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adrenalectomy; Biotelemetry; Ethanol induced hypothermia; Gonadectomy; Sexual dimorphism

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CORTICOSTEROID; SEX HORMONE;

ADRENAL GLAND; ADRENALECTOMY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; GONADECTOMY; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPOTHERMIA; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ALCOHOLISM; ANIMALS; ETHANOL; FEMALE; HYPOTHERMIA; MALE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SUBSTANCE WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS;

EID: 58149123610     PISSN: 01456008     EISSN: 15300277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-0277.2008.00811.x     Document Type: Article

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