Effects of social stress on behavior and corpus luteum in female golden hamsters (Mesocricetus auratus)

Physiology and Behavior

Volumn 68, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 625-630

  Fritzsche, Peter ^a   Riek, Monika ^a   Gattermann, Rolf ^a  

^a MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adrenal glands; Body mass; Corpus luteum; Golden hamster; Ovary; Progesterone; Social stress

Indexed keywords

ADRENAL GLAND; AGGRESSION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS LUTEUM; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; HAMSTER; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; SOCIAL PROBLEM;

EID: 0034026106     PISSN: 00319384     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-9384(99)00211-5     Document Type: Article

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