Effects of prenatal restraint stress on hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenocortical and sympatho-adrenomedullary axis in neonatal pigs

Animal Science

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 279-287

  Otten, W ^a   Kanitz, E ^a   Tuchscherer, M ^a   Nurnberg G ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR FARM ANIMAL BIOLOGY FBN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Epinephrine; Hydrocortisone; Norepinephrine; Pigs; Stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035616123     PISSN: 13577298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s1357729800058252     Document Type: Article

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