Differences in arginine vasotocin gene transcripts and cortisol secretion in trout with high or low endogenous melanin-concentrating hormone secretion

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 407-411

  Gilchriest, B J ^a   Tipping, D J ^a   Hake, L ^a   Levy, A ^b   Baker, B I ^a  

^a University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arginine vasotocin (AVT); Cortisol secretion; Gene transcripts; Melanin concentrating hormone(MCH)

Indexed keywords

ARGIPRESTOCIN; CORTICOTROPIN; HYDROCORTISONE; MELANIN CONCENTRATING HORMONE; MESSENGER RNA;

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; COLOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASE; EXPOSURE; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYDROCORTISONE RELEASE; HYPOPHYSIS; HYPOTHALAMUS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; INJECTION; NEGATIVE FEEDBACK; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STIMULATION; STRESS; TANK; TIME; TROUT;

ANIMALS; COLOR; GENE EXPRESSION; HOUSING, ANIMAL; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOTHALAMIC HORMONES; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MELANINS; NEURONS; ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS; PITUITARY HORMONES; PREOPTIC AREA; PRO-OPIOMELANOCORTIN; RNA, MESSENGER; STRESS; VASOTOCIN;

EID: 0035027667     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2826.2001.00648.x     Document Type: Article

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