ACTH stimulation in four Asian bull elephants (Elephas maximus): An investigation of androgen sources in bull elephants

General and Comparative Endocrinology

Volumn 151, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 246-251

  Yon, Lisa ^a   Kanchanapangka, Sumolya ^b   Chaiyabutr, Narongsak ^b   Stanczyk, Frank ^c   Meepan, Sompast ^d   Lasley, Bill ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Hospital   (Thailand)

Author keywords

ACTH; Adrenal; Androgen; Androstenediol; Androstenedione; Asian elephant; Bull elephant; Cortisol; DHEA; Elephas maximus; Musth; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

ANDROSTENEDIOL; ANDROSTENEDIONE; CORTICOTROPIN; HYDROCORTISONE; PRASTERONE; STEROID; TESTOSTERONE;

ARTICLE; ASIAN; CORTICOTROPIN TEST; ELEPHANT; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE RESPONSE; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEROIDOGENESIS; STRESS; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 34247162120     PISSN: 00166480     EISSN: 10956840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2007.01.029     Document Type: Article

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