Reproductive and pituitary-adrenal axis parameters in normal and prenatally stressed prepubertal blue foxes (Alopex lagopus)

Animal Science

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 413-420

  Osadchuk, L V ^a   Braastad, B O ^b   Hovland, A L ^b   Bakken, M ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF CYTOLOGY AND GENETICS   (Russian Federation)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

Alopex lagopus; Hydrocortisone; Prenatal period stress; Prepubertal females; Progesterone

Indexed keywords

ALOPEX LAGOPUS; ANIMALIA; CANIDAE; LAGOPUS; VULPES LAGOPUS;

EID: 0038124268     PISSN: 13577298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s135772980005863x     Document Type: Article

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