Variability in leptin and adrenal response in juvenile Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus) to adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) in different seasons

General and Comparative Endocrinology

Volumn 155, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 352-358

  Mashburn, Kendall L ^a   Atkinson, Shannon ^a  

^a ALASKA SEALIFE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

ACTH; Corticosterone; Cortisol; Eumetopias jubatus; Juvenile; Leptin; Steller sea lion; Stress

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; HYDROCORTISONE; LEPTIN;

ADRENAL GLAND; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HORMONE RELEASE; JUVENILE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FOLDING; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SEAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; STIMULUS RESPONSE;

EID: 37549001308     PISSN: 00166480     EISSN: 10956840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2007.05.030     Document Type: Article

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