An improved method for recording tail skin temperature in the rat reveals changes during the estrous cycle and effects of ovarian steroids

Endocrinology

Volumn 151, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 5389-5394

  Williams, Hemalini ^a   Dacks, Penny A ^a   Rance, Naomi E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE MONITORING; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORE TEMPERATURE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; HORMONAL REGULATION; LIGHT DARK CYCLE; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROESTRUS; RAT; SKIN TEMPERATURE; TAIL; THERMOREGULATION; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; DRUG EFFECT; OVARIECTOMY; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; THERMOMETER;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ESTRADIOL; ESTROUS CYCLE; FEMALE; OVARIECTOMY; PROGESTERONE; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RATS; SKIN TEMPERATURE; THERMOMETERS;

EID: 78049520553     PISSN: 00137227     EISSN: 00137227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/en.2010-0630     Document Type: Article

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