Developmental and diel profiles of plasma corticosteroids in the bullfrog, Rana catesbeiana

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - A Molecular and Integrative Physiology

Volumn 135, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 585-595

  Wright, Mary L ^a   Guertin, Catharine J ^a   Duffy, Julie L ^a   Szatkowski, Mary C ^a   Visconti, Rachael F ^a   Alves, Christina D ^a  

^a Biology Department   (United States)

Author keywords

Aldosterone; Amphibian; Bullfrog; Corticosterone; Cortisol; Diel rhythm; Interrenal; LD cycle; Metamorphosis

Indexed keywords

ALDOSTERONE; CORTICOSTEROID; CORTICOSTERONE; HYDROCORTISONE; THYROXINE;

ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CLIMAX COMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTEROID BLOOD LEVEL; DARKNESS; DIEL VERTICAL MIGRATION; FROG; ILLUMINATION; LIGHT; METAMORPHOSIS; NONHUMAN; TADPOLE;

AMPHIBIA; RANA CATESBEIANA;

EID: 0142075380     PISSN: 10956433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1095-6433(03)00140-5     Document Type: Article

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