The hypothalamus and adrenal regulate modulation of corticosterone release in redpolls (Carduelis flammea - An arctic-breeding song bird)

General and Comparative Endocrinology

Volumn 109, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 347-355

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGIPRESTOCIN; BINDING PROTEIN; CORTICOSTERONE; CORTICOTROPIN; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR;

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

CARDUELIS FLAMMEA;

EID: 0032032908     PISSN: 00166480     EISSN: 10956840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/gcen.1997.7048     Document Type: Article

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