Comparative analysis of ACTH and corticosterone sampling methods in rats

American Journal of Physiology - Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 289, Issue 5 52-5, 2005, Pages

  Vahl, Torsten P ^a   Ulrich Lai, Yvonne M ^a   Ostrander, Michelle M ^a   Dolgas, C Mark ^a   Elfers, Eileen E ^a   Seeley, Randy J ^a   D'Alessio, David A ^a   Herman, James P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute stress; Adrenocorticotropic hormone; Blood sampling; Corticosterone; Hypothalamic pituitary adrenal axis

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTERONE; CORTICOTROPIN;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTERONE RELEASE; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASE; DECAPITATION; DRUG EFFECT; HORMONAL REGULATION; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; IMMOBILIZATION STRESS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SAMPLING; TAIL FLICK TEST;

ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ANIMALS; BLOOD SPECIMEN COLLECTION; CORTICOSTERONE; MALE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RESTRAINT, PHYSICAL; SPECIMEN HANDLING; STRESS;

EID: 27144555277     PISSN: 01931849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.00122.2005     Document Type: Article

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