The effect of chronic psychological stress on corticosterone, plasma metabolites, and immune responsiveness in European starlings

General and Comparative Endocrinology

Volumn 154, Issue 1-3, 2007, Pages 59-66

  Cyr, Nicole E ^a   Earle, Kristen ^a   Tam, Christine ^a   Romero, L Michael ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic psychological stress; Corticosterone; Metabolism

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTERONE; CORTICOSTERONE BINDING PROTEIN; GLUCOSE; MITOGENIC AGENT; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; ATTENUATION; CAGE; CHRONIC STRESS; IMMUNE RESPONSE; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; MENTAL STRESS; METABOLITE; NONHUMAN; PLASMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STARLING; STURNUS VULGARIS; T LYMPHOCYTE; TELECOMMUNICATION; VOICE;

EID: 34548456511     PISSN: 00166480     EISSN: 10956840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2007.06.016     Document Type: Article

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