The effect of social stress on adrenal axis activity in horses: The importance of monitoring corticosteroid-binding globulin capacity

Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 157, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 425-432

  Alexander, S L ^a   Irvine, C H G ^b  

^a CHRISTCHURCH HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^b LINCOLN UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE; TRANSCORTIN;

AGGRESSION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HORSE; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRESS;

ADRENAL CORTEX; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; FEMALE; HORSES; HYDROCORTISONE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TRANSCORTIN;

EID: 0031803285     PISSN: 00220795     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1677/joe.0.1570425     Document Type: Article

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