Syed Meesam Iftehkar, Amber Ilyas, Sahar Mubeen.
The Effects of Acute and Chronic Noise Stress on the Body Weight of Male Albino Rats.
Med Forum Jan ;2(11):45-8.

Objective: To observe the effects of acute and chronic noise stress on the body weight of male albino rats. Study Design: comparative and experimental study Place and Duration of Study: This study was conducted at the Department of Anatomy, in Basic Medical Sciences, Institute of Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Center, Karachi for a period of 2 months. Materials and Methods: 30 rats were put under observation to observe the effects of noise.10 were put as a control, 10 were exposed to acute noise (24 hrs) and the remaining 10 were exposed to chronic noise for (4hrs/ day for 30 days). Results: It was observed that the rats who were subjected to chronic noise showed more decrease in body weight as compared to the rats that were exposed to acute noise. Conclusion: It was modulated that stress induced cortisol release in the blood has an effect on the body weight.

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