To determine the suitability of halothane anesthesia for studies of parasympathetic control of the endocrine pancreas in dogs, we assessed the effect of halothane on reflex, direct neural, and direct chemical activation of the parasympathetic input to the islet. Levels or output of pancreatic polypeptide (PP), an islet hormone under predominant cho...
Published in BBA - Biomembranes
BV UNIFESP: Teses e dissertações
Data that a substantial, transient release of gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) from the hypothalamus is a prerequisite for the serum luteinizing hormone (LH) surge are presented. Ovariectomized rats, in which daily afternoon LH peaks can be induced by estradiol benzoate (EB), were used as the experimental model. These rats present a homogenous...
M.S.
Graduate
Published in Canadian Journal of Anaesthesia
Purpose: To seek behavioural, reflexive and histochemical evidence of long-lasting changes in nociceptive stimulus transmission induced by exposure to doses of pentobarbital that induce nocifensive hyperreflexia. Methods: Nocifensive hyperreflexia was induced in 12 rats with 30 mg·kg−1 pentobarbitalip. Reflex latency times for withdrawal of the hin...
