Assessment of hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis and sympathetic nervous system activity in pregnant sows through the measurement of glucocorticoids and catecholamines in urine

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 420-428

  Hay, M ^a   Meunier Salaun M C ^b   Brulaud, F ^a   Monnier, M ^c   Mormede P ^a  

^a INSTITUT FRANÇOIS MAGENDIE   (France)

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ RENNES 2   (France)

Author keywords

Catecholamines; Circadian Rhythm; Hydrocortisone; Pigs; Pregnancy; Urine

Indexed keywords

OVIS; SUS SCROFA;

CATECHOLAMINE; CORTICOTROPIN; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; DEXAMETHASONE; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; GLUCOCORTICOID; HYDROCORTISONE;

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BREEDING; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FEMALE; HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; SWINE; URINE;

ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ANIMALS; CATECHOLAMINES; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CORTICOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; DEXAMETHASONE; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ANIMAL; SWINE; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM;

EID: 0034134018     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/2000.782420x     Document Type: Article

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