Effects of prenatal handling stress on adrenal weight and function and behaviour in novel situations in blue fox cubs (Alopex lagopus)

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 57, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 157-169

  Braastad, B O ^a   Osadchuk, L V ^b   Lund, G ^a   Bakken, M ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^b INSTITUTE OF CYTOLOGY AND GENETICS   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

ACTH; Adrenocortical function; Blue fox; Cortisol; Human animal relationships; Open field test; Progesterone; Stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031947580     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1591(97)00114-7     Document Type: Article

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