Endocrine aspects of ozone exposure in rats.
Exposure of male rats to ozone (1 ppm for 24 h) reduced plasma thyrotropin and thyroid hormones and increased prolactin levels. Cold stimulation immediately following exposure indicated that the hypothalamic mechanisms involved were functioning. The hypothalamic set-point, however, may be reduced in ozone-exposed animals and thus afford protection from ozone injury.
D000818:Animals; D009929:Organ Size / Q000187:drug effects; D010126:Ozone / Q000633:toxicity*; D011388:Prolactin / Q000097:blood*; D051381:Rats; D013963:Thyroid Hormones / Q000097:blood*; D013972:Thyrotropin / Q000097:blood; D013997:Time Factors
D013963:Thyroid Hormones; D010126:Ozone; D011388:Prolactin; D013972:Thyrotropin