Seasonal alterations in adrenocortical cell function associated with stress-responsiveness and sex in the eastern fence lizard (Sceloporus undulatus)

Hormones and Behavior

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 408-420

  Carsia, Rocco V ^a   John Alder, Henry ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adrenal; Adrenocortical cell; Aldosterone; Corticosteroid; Corticosterone; Lizard; Progesterone; Seasonal variation; Sex difference; Stress

Indexed keywords

25 HYDROXYCHOLESTEROL; ALDOSTERONE; ANGIOTENSIN; CENTRAL STIMULANT AGENT; CHOLESTEROL DERIVATIVE; CORTICOSTERONE; CORTICOTROPIN; CYCLIC AMP DERIVATIVE; PROGESTERONE;

ADRENAL CORTEX CELL; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY CONSTITUTION; BREEDING; CELL FUNCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HIBERNATION; HORMONE SENSITIVITY; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; IN VITRO STUDY; LIZARD; MALE; MEASUREMENT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; STEROIDOGENESIS; STRESS;

EID: 0037357106     PISSN: 0018506X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0018-506X(03)00013-8     Document Type: Article

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