THE INFLUENCE OF AGE, HYPOPHYSECTOMY, THYROIDECTOMY, AND THYROXIN INJECTION ON SIMPLE REACTION TIME IN THE RAT
Thyroxin injection with associated increases in metabolic rate does not significantly affect simple reaction time to an electric shock. Hypophysectomy and thyroidectomy with associated decreases in metabolic rate produce a slight decline in reaction speed. Reaction time is long in young animals, pr...
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| Language: | English |
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The Rockefeller University Press
1941
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| Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2237981/ |