Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis changes allow seasonal modulation of corticosterone in a bird

American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology

Volumn 274, Issue 5 43-5, 1998, Pages

  Romero, L Michael ^a,b   Soma, Kiran K ^a   Wingfield, John C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adrenocorticotropic hormone; Corticotropin releasing factor; Mesotocin; Stress; Vasotocin

Indexed keywords

ARGIPRESTOCIN; CORTICOSTERONE; CORTICOTROPIN; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; MESOTOCIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIRD; BREEDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTERONE RELEASE; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; MOLTING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; STRESS;

EID: 0031803393     PISSN: 03636119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.1998.274.5.r1338     Document Type: Article

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