Differential role of ovarian hormones for taste preferences in rats.
Indian J Physiol Pharmacol
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1992 Oct; 36(4): 244-6
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in English
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ABSTRACT
The effects of estrogen (OVX-EB) and progesterone (OVX-P) administration to ovariectomized (OVX) rats on food and fluid intakes were studied in fifty five animals grouped into three series. Animals in each series were given a choice of two fluids viz. tap water and either 5% glucose (5 G/W) or 12% glucose (12 G/W) or 1.5% Sodium chloride (S/W) by two bottle preference. Both hormones had a differential effect on the ingestion of the two concentrations of glucose while progesterone markedly increased the intake of Sodium Chloride. Could the putative role of the ovarian hormones be hedonic for glucose and homeostatic for salt?
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Ovary
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Progesterone
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Rats
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Taste
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Body Weight
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Female
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Energy Intake
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Sodium Chloride
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Ovariectomy
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Rats, Wistar
Language:
English
Journal:
Indian J Physiol Pharmacol
Year:
1992
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Article
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