Urinary excretion of catecholamines, cortisol and their metabolites in Meishan and Large White sows: Validation as a non-invasive and integrative assessment of adrenocortical and sympathoadrenal axis activity

Veterinary Research

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 119-128

  Hay, Magali ^a   Mormède, Pierre ^a  

^a INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

Catecholamine; Cortisol; Genetic; Pig; Urine

Indexed keywords

PIERIS BRASSICAE; SUS SCROFA;

ADRENALIN; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CATECHOLAMINE; CORTISONE; CREATININE; DOPAMINE; HYDROCORTISONE; NORADRENALIN;

ADRENAL CORTEX; ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; FEMALE; LACTATION; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SWINE; URINE;

ADRENAL CORTEX; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CATECHOLAMINES; CORTISONE; CREATININE; DOPAMINE; EPINEPHRINE; FEMALE; HYDROCORTISONE; LACTATION; NOREPINEPHRINE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SWINE; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM;

EID: 0032020447     PISSN: 09284249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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