Sex difference in polyethylenglycol-induced thirst.
The polyethylenglycol-induced thirst in male and female castrated rats has been studied. The polyethylenglycol (PG) increases the water intake more in females than in males. Estradiol benzoate and testosterone P. diminishes the amount of water drunk after PG treatment in the females, but not in the males.
D000818:Animals; D004958:Estradiol / Q000494:pharmacology; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D011092:Polyethylene Glycols / Q000494:pharmacology*; D012737:Sex Factors; D013739:Testosterone / Q000494:pharmacology; D013894:Thirst / Q000187:drug effects*
D011092:Polyethylene Glycols; D013739:Testosterone; D004958:Estradiol