Effect of stress and dexamethasone treatment on circadian rhythms of melatonin and corticosterone in ring dove (Streptopelia risoria)

Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry

Volumn 232, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 27-31

  Barriga, C ^a   Marchena, J M ^a   Lea, R W ^b   Harvey, S ^c   Rodriuez A B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXTREMADURA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Circadian rhythm; Corticosterone; Dexamethasone; Melatonin; Stress

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTERONE; DEXAMETHASONE; MELATONIN;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL INTERACTION; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOVE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE RELEASE; IMMOBILIZATION STRESS; NONHUMAN; ANIMAL; BLOOD; EXERCISE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PIGEONS AND DOVES; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; STRESS; TIME;

ANIMALIA; STREPTOPELIA RISORIA;

ANIMALS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; COLUMBIDAE; CORTICOSTERONE; DEXAMETHASONE; FEMALE; MELATONIN; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RESTRAINT, PHYSICAL; STRESS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0036010746     PISSN: 03008177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1014833030530     Document Type: Article

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