Forced Exercise-Induced Flushing of Tail Skin in Ovariectomized Mice, as a New Experimental Model of Menopausal Hot Flushes

• Main Authors: Hideki Shuto (Author), Atsushi Yamauchi (Author), Munehiko Ikeda (Author), Yoshio Sohda (Author), Ayako Koga (Author), Kohji Tominaga (Author), Takashi Egawa (Author), Yasufumi Kataoka (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Hot flushes are the most common complaint of menopausal women. In the present study, a new animal model of hot flushes was established. Tail skin temperature was measured with a thermo tracer after mice were subjected to a forced exercise task using a motor driven treadmill. In ovariectomized mice,...