title: Differential role of ovarian hormones for taste preferences in rats.
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?
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology, Goa Medical College.
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Mascarenhas
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Borker
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Venkatesh
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001835:Body Weight / Q000187:drug effects; D004326:Drinking / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D004435:Eating / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D002149:Energy Intake / Q000187:drug effects; D004967:Estrogens / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D005518:Food Preferences / Q000502:physiology*; D005947:Glucose / Q000008:administration & dosage; D010052:Ovariectomy; D010053:Ovary / Q000502:physiology*; D011374:Progesterone / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000502:physiology*; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D012965:Sodium Chloride / Q000008:administration & dosage; D013649:Taste / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D004967:Estrogens; D012965:Sodium Chloride; D011374:Progesterone; D005947:Glucose