title: Effect of interaction between glucose or sodium chloride ingestion and ovarian hormones on some endocrine organs in rats.
abstract: Adult female rats with normal oestrus cycles (control), ovariectomized (OVX), ovariectomized with estradiol treatment (OVX-EB) and ovariectomized with progesterone treatment (OVX-P), were provided with Glucose (G/W) or Saline (S/W) through a two bottle preference. They were given food pellets ad libitum. At the end of 3 weeks' period the animals were sacrificed and pituitary, thyroid, adrenal and pancreas were removed and weighed. Adrenal glands showed a significant decrease in OVX and OVX-P rats taking G/W, as also decrease in OVX and OVX-EB and increase in OVX-P rats taking S/W. The pancreas registered an overall increase in OVX, OVX-EB and OVX-P rats taking both G/W and S/W, which was statistically significant only in OVX-EB and OVX-P rats. Ovarian hormones appear to influence the size of these glands when glucose or sodium chloride is ingested.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology, Goa Medical College, Bambolim.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Venkatesh
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Mascarenhas
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004326:Drinking / Q000502:physiology*; D004702:Endocrine Glands / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000502:physiology; D002149:Energy Intake / Q000502:physiology; D004971:Estrus / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D005947:Glucose / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006728:Hormones / Q000502:physiology; D009929:Organ Size / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D010052:Ovariectomy; D010053:Ovary / Q000502:physiology*; D051381:Rats; D012965:Sodium Chloride / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology*; D013649:Taste / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D006728:Hormones; D012965:Sodium Chloride; D005947:Glucose