A sex difference in the cortisol response to tail docking an ACTH develops between 1 and 8 weeks of age in lambs

Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 188, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 443-449

  Turner, Anne I ^c   Hosking, B J ^a,d   Parr, R A ^b   Tilbrook, A J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b VIC INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL SCIENCE   (Australia)

^c MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d Better Blend Stockfeeds Pty Ltd   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; HYDROCORTISONE;

ADRENAL GLAND; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CASTRATION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HORMONE RESPONSE; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYDROCORTISONE RELEASE; HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAMB; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SEX DIFFERENCE; STRESS;

ADRENAL GLANDS; ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; AGING; AMPUTATION; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; FEMALE; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; ORCHIECTOMY; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SHEEP; STRESS; TAIL;

EID: 33645222784     PISSN: 00220795     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1677/joe.1.06328     Document Type: Article

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