Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors fluvoxamine and paroxetine restore forced exercise-induced temperature dysregulation in ovariectomized mice

1H-NMR and HPLC–MS/MS-based global/targeted metabolomic evaluation of Hypericum perforatum L. intervention for menopause

“…Following a previously reported procedure (Ikeda et al, 2008), the rats were kept in a porous-column shaped container (diameter × length = 5.5 cm × 22 cm) and acclimated approximately 15 min prior to the temperature recording test so that the tail skin temperature (TST) was stable. The TST was measured at 5-min intervals by a thermo tracer (NS 9300, NEC San-ei Instruments, Ltd., Tokyo, Japan) for 6 h under the stable temperature of the laboratory environment (23 ± 2°C).…”

Modulation of body temperature and LH secretion by hypothalamic KNDy (kisspeptin, neurokinin B and dynorphin) neurons: A novel hypothesis on the mechanism of hot flushes

“…Cutaneous vasodilatation of the tail can be monitored by measuring several different parameters, including tail skin temperature. A variety of instruments can be used to monitor tail skin temperature: infrared thermography (Almeida et al, 2006a; Garami et al, 2011; Ikeda et al, 2008), temperature-sensitive dyes (Romanovsky et al, 2002), thermocouples attached to the surface of the tail (Dacks and Rance, 2010; Hosono et al, 2001; Romanovsky et al, 2002) or implanted subcutaneously (Szélenyi et al, 1992), telemetry probes or Subque dataloggers mounted on the surface of the tail (Gordon et al, 2002; Williams et al, 2010), or surgically implanted telemetry probes with sensor leads tunneled to the base of the tail (Berendsen et al, 2001; Bowe et al, 2006; Cosmi et al, 2009). …”