Influence of gender and estrous cycle on plasma and renal catecholamine levels in rats

Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 75-82

  Gomes, Helena L ^a   Graceli, Jones B ^a   Gonçalves, Washington L S ^a   dos Santos, Roger L ^a   Abreu, Gláucia R ^a   Bissoli, Nazaré S ^a   Pires, José G P ^a   Cicilini, Maria A ^a   Moysés, Margareth R ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF ESPÍRITO SANTO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Catecholamines; Estrous cycle; Kidney; Sex differences; Sympathetic nervous system

Indexed keywords

CATECHOLAMINE; CHLORIDE; ESTROGEN; NANDROLONE DECANOATE; PROGESTERONE; SEX HORMONE; SODIUM;

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CATECHOLAMINE BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIESTRUS; ESTROGEN THERAPY; ESTRUS; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; GENDER; GONADECTOMY; KIDNEY FUNCTION; MALE; METAESTRUS; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROESTRUS; RAT; SODIUM EXCRETION; URINE FLOW RATE;

ANIMALS; CATECHOLAMINES; CHLORIDES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ESTRADIOL; ESTROUS CYCLE; FEMALE; GONADAL HORMONES; KIDNEY; MALE; NANDROLONE; ORCHIECTOMY; OVARIECTOMY; PROGESTERONE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SODIUM; URINATION;

EID: 84855598691     PISSN: 00084212     EISSN: 12057541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/Y11-102     Document Type: Article

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