Changes in pituitary and adrenal sensitivities allow the snow bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis), an Arctic-breeding song bird, to modulate corticosterone release seasonally

Journal of Comparative Physiology - B Biochemical, Systemic, and Environmental Physiology

Volumn 168, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 353-358

  Romero, L M ^a,b   Soma, K K ^a   Wingfield, J C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

ACTH; Corticotropin releasing factor; Diazapam; Mesotocin; Vasotocin

Indexed keywords

PLECTROPHENAX NIVALIS;

EID: 0032128005     PISSN: 01741578     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003600050154     Document Type: Article

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