Effect of acute restraint on hypothalamic pro-vasotocin mRNA expression in flounder, Platichthys flesus

General and Comparative Endocrinology

Volumn 153, Issue 1-3, 2007, Pages 221-227

  Bond, H ^a   Warne, J M ^a   Balment, R J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arginine vasotocin; Cortisol; Glucocorticoid receptor; Platichthys flesus; Pro vasotocin; Stress

Indexed keywords

ARGIPRESTOCIN; HYDROCORTISONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLOUNDER; HYPOTHALAMUS; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PLATICHTHYS FLESUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; STRESS;

EID: 34547099841     PISSN: 00166480     EISSN: 10956840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2007.03.014     Document Type: Article

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