Hypernatraemic stimulation of oxytocin secretion : effects of opioids and pregnancy

The thesis describes investigations into the responsiveness of the neuroendocrine oxytocin system to hypernatraemic stimulation during pregnancy in the rat. The effects of acute intraperitoneal and intravenous hyperosmotic saline were investigated in virgin rats and in pregnant rats after 16 and 21...

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Main Author: Bull, Philip Mark
Published: University of Edinburgh 1994
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.642206