Annual variation in plasma cortisol levels in common marmosets, Callithrix jacchus

Biological Rhythm Research

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 373-381

  Cunha, Michelle Sousa ^a   Fernandes, Luiz Carlos ^a   Vivacqua, Carla Almeida ^a   De Sousa, Maria Bernardete Cordeiro ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO NORTE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Common marmosets; Photoperiod; Plasma cortisol; Rainfall; Reproductive seasonality; Temperature

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE; RAIN;

ANNUAL VARIATION; BIOASSAY; BLOOD; BREEDING SEASON; COVARIANCE ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; PHOTOPERIOD; PRIMATE; RAINFALL; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; STEROID; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT;

ANALYSIS OF COVARIANCE; ANALYTIC METHOD; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BRAZIL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; MARMOSET; NONHUMAN; PHOTOPERIODICITY; SEASONAL VARIATION; TROPICS;

BRAZIL; SOUTH AMERICA;

ANIMALIA; CALLITHRIX JACCHUS; PRIMATES;

EID: 36649033159     PISSN: 09291016     EISSN: 17444179     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09291010601030669     Document Type: Article

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