Effect of stress and ACTH1-24 on hormonal levels in male alligators, Alligator mississippiensis

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - A Physiology

Volumn 115, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 57-62

  Mahmoud, I Y ^a   Vliet, K ^b   Guillette Jr , L J ^b   Plude, J L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN OSHKOSH   (United States)

^b University of Florida ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

alligators; corticosteroids; stress

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTERONE; DEXAMETHASONE; HYDROCORTISONE; PROGESTERONE; TESTOSTERONE; TETRACOSACTIDE;

ALLIGATOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRESS;

EID: 0011138749     PISSN: 03009629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0300-9629(96)00002-3     Document Type: Article

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