Effects of progesterone on the elevation of tail skin temperature in ovariectomized rats

Authors
Kobayashi, T Tamura, M Hayashi, M Itano, Y Tanabe, H Katsuura, Y Ohta, T Komoriya, K
Citation
T. Kobayashi et al., Effects of progesterone on the elevation of tail skin temperature in ovariectomized rats, JPN J PHYSL, 50(6), 2000, pp. 651-656
Citations number
23
Categorie Soggetti
Physiology
Journal title
JAPANESE JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY
ISSN journal
0021521X → ACNP
Volume
50
Issue
6
Year of publication
2000
Pages
651 - 656
Database
ISI
SICI code
0021-521X(200012)50:6<651:EOPOTE>2.0.ZU;2-Y
Abstract
We examined the effects of progesterone on the elevation of tail skin tempe rature (TST) in ovariectomized rats and compared them with those of estradi ol. Progesterone showed only insignificant effects on the TST elevation, wh ereas estradiol showed complete inhibition. The TST elevation induced by ov ariectomy is caused by estradiol deficiency, but progesterone plays little or no role.