Induced expression of c-fos in the diencephalon and pituitary gland of goats following transportation

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 83, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1845-1853

  Maejima, Y ^a,b,c   Aoyama, M ^a   Abe, A ^a   Sugita, S ^a  

^a UTSUNOMIYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^c NONE

Author keywords

C fos; Diencephalon; Goat; Pituitary Gland; Stress; Transportation

Indexed keywords

CAPRA; CAPRA HIRCUS;

EID: 28744447436     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/2005.8381845x     Document Type: Article

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