Dissociation of plasma and urinary steroid values after application of stressors, insulin, vasopressin, ACTH, or dexamethasone in the Mongolian gerbil

Experimental and Clinical Endocrinology and Diabetes

Volumn 104, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 441-446

  Fenske, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Mongolian gerbils; Plasma; Steroids; Urine

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; DEXAMETHASONE; HYDROCORTISONE; INSULIN; TESTOSTERONE; VASOPRESSIN;

ANESTHESIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; GERBIL; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYDROCORTISONE URINE LEVEL; IMMOBILIZATION STRESS; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; URINE;

EID: 0030481576     PISSN: 09477349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0029-1211482     Document Type: Article

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