Intraperitoneal delivery of exogenous corticosterone via osmotic pump in a passerine bird

General and Comparative Endocrinology

Volumn 152, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 8-13

  Horton, Brent M ^a   Long, Jennifer A ^a   Holberton, Rebecca L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Corticosterone; Glucocorticoids; Hormone delivery; Hormone manipulation; Intraperitoneal; Osmotic pump; Passerine; Songbird; Steroids; White throated Sparrow

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTERONE; MACROGOL; MIFEPRISTONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BIRD; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; FOOD INTAKE; HORMONE ACTION; IMPLANTATION; LOCOMOTION; MALE; NONHUMAN; OSMOTIC PUMP; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 34247496821     PISSN: 00166480     EISSN: 10956840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2007.02.030     Document Type: Article

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