Social environment and steroid hormones affect species and sex differences in immune function among voles

Hormones and Behavior

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 30-39

  Klein, Sabra L ^a   Hairston, Joyce E ^a   Devries, A Courtney ^b   Nelson, Randy J ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; STEROID HORMONE;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; IMMUNE FUNCTION TEST; IMMUNE RESPONSE; MALE; MATING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0031208809     PISSN: 0018506X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/hbeh.1997.1402     Document Type: Article

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