Ingestive behavior and body temperature during the ovarian cycle in normotensive and hypertensive rats

The relationship between ingestive behavior and core body temperature (Tb) in naturally cycling female rats was compared in a normotensive strain and a hypertensive strain reputed to have chronically elevated Tb. They propose that estrus-related changes unique to spontaneously hypertensive rats may...

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Published in:American journal of physiology. Regulatory, integrative and comparative physiology integrative and comparative physiology, 2002, Vol.51 (1), p.216-225
Main Authors: RASHOTTE, Michael E, ACKERT, Allison M, OVERTON, J. Michael
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Arterial hypertension. Arterial hypotension
Biological and medical sciences
Blood and lymphatic vessels
Cardiology. Vascular system
Diet
Experimental diseases
Hypertension
Medical sciences
Rodents
Temperature
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Summary:The relationship between ingestive behavior and core body temperature (Tb) in naturally cycling female rats was compared in a normotensive strain and a hypertensive strain reputed to have chronically elevated Tb. They propose that estrus-related changes unique to spontaneously hypertensive rats may indicate heightened thermal reactivity to hormonal changes, ingestive behavior, and general locomotor activity.
ISSN:0363-6119
1522-1490