Consequences of the presence of the mother or unfamiliar adult female on cortisol, ACTH, testosterone and behavioral responses of periadolescent guinea pigs during exposure to novelty

Psychoneuroendocrinology

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 619-632

  Hennessy, Michael B ^a   Maken, Deborah S ^a   C Graves, Franklynn ^a  

^a WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

ACTH; Agonistic behavior; Cortisol; Guinea pig; Hypothalamic pituitary adrenal; Hypothalamic pituitary gonadal; Periadolescence; Postweaning; Sexual behavior; Social influences; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; HYDROCORTISONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ADOLESCENCE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFENSIVE BEHAVIOR; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; GUINEA PIG; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS GONAD SYSTEM; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; AGING; AGONISTIC BEHAVIOR; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; GUINEA PIGS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; MOTHERS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; TESTOSTERONE; VOCALIZATION, ANIMAL;

EID: 0034118469     PISSN: 03064530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-4530(00)00014-7     Document Type: Article

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