Corticosterone modulation of reproductive and immune systems trade-offs in female tree lizards: Long-term corticosterone manipulations via injectable gelling material

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 210, Issue 16, 2007, Pages 2859-2865

  French, Susannah S ^a   McLemore, Ryan ^b   Vernon, Brent ^b   Johnston, Gwynne I H ^a   Moore, Michael C ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Arizona State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Context dependent; Drug delivery; In situ gelation; Polymer; Resources; Sex steroids; Wound healing

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTERONE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG IMPLANT; FEMALE; GEL; LIZARD; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; TIME; WOUND HEALING;

ANIMALS; CORTICOSTERONE; DRUG IMPLANTS; FEMALE; GELS; LIZARDS; REPRODUCTION; TIME FACTORS; WOUND HEALING;

ANIMALIA; SQUAMATA; UROSAURUS; UROSAURUS ORNATUS;

EID: 34548624880     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.005348     Document Type: Article

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