Plasma concentrations of pituitary hormo
Plasma concentrations of pituitary hormones in 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin-treated male rats
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Moore, Robert W. ;Parsons, Jonathan A. ;Bookstaff, Robert C. ;Peterson, Richard
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Article
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1989
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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Experiments were conducted to test the hypothesis that acute TCDD toxicity is associated with pituitary hypofunction. Sexually mature male Sprague-Dawley rats were given graded doses of TCDD (0-100 pglkg) and evaluated 7 days later. Despite pronounced hypophagia and body weight loss, plasma concentr