Prenatal stress in pigs: Effects on growth, physiological stress reactions and immune function

Archiv fur Tierzucht

Volumn 43, Issue 3 SPEC. ISS., 2000, Pages 159-164

  Otten, Winfried ^a   Kanitz, Ellen ^a   Tuchscherer, Margret ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR FARM ANIMAL BIOLOGY FBN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adrenaline; Cortisol; Glucocorticoid receptor; Immune system; Pig; Prenatal stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 23044524357     PISSN: 00039438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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