The circadian rhythm of cortisol in the saliva of young pigs

Physiology and Behavior

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 985-989

  Ekkel, E Dinand ^a,b   Dieleman, Steph J ^a   Schouten, Willem G P ^b   Portela, Ana ^c,d   Cornélissen, Germaine ^c   Tielen, Martin J M ^a   Halberg, Franz ^c  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Chronobiology; Circadian rhythmicity; Pigs; Salivary cortisol

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FEMALE; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; MALE; NONHUMAN; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALIVA; SWINE;

EID: 0030249619     PISSN: 00319384     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-9384(96)00107-2     Document Type: Article

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