Corticosterone inhibits feather growth: Potential mechanism explaining seasonal down regulation of corticosterone during molt

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - A Molecular and Integrative Physiology

Volumn 142, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 65-73

  Romero, L Michael ^a   Strochlic, David ^a   Wingfield, John C ^b  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Birds; Corticosterone; Feathers; Molt; Protein deposition; Seasonality; Stress; Survival

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTERONE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIRD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN REGULATION; FEATHER; HYPOTHESIS; MOLTING; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; SURVIVAL;

ANIMALIA; AVES; STURNUS VULGARIS; ZONOTRICHIA LEUCOPHRYS;

EID: 24644498539     PISSN: 10956433     EISSN: 15314332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2005.07.014     Document Type: Article

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