Time-course of the effect of dietary L-tryptophan on plasma cortisol levels in rainbow trout Oncorhynchus mykiss

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 206, Issue 20, 2003, Pages 3589-3599

  Lepage, Olivier ^a   Vílchez, Inmaculada Molina ^a   Pottinger, Tom G ^b   Winberg, Svante ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aquaculture; Brain; Feed; Fish; Oncorhynchus mykiss; Rainbow trout; Salmonidae; Serotonin; Stress

Indexed keywords

5 HYDROXYINDOLEACETIC ACID; CORTICOTROPIN; HYDROCORTISONE; TRYPTOPHAN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BRAIN LEVEL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIET; METABOLISM; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RAINBOW TROUT; STRESS; TIME;

ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ANIMALS; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; DIET; HYDROCORTISONE; HYDROXYINDOLEACETIC ACID; ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS; STRESS; TIME FACTORS; TRYPTOPHAN;

ANIMALIA; ONCORHYNCHUS; ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS; SALMONIDAE;

EID: 0242370158     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.00614     Document Type: Article

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