Cortisol response and immune-related effects of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar Linnaeus) subjected to short- and long-term stress

Fish and Shellfish Immunology

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 194-204

  Fast, Mark D ^a   Hosoya, Sho ^a   Johnson, Stewart C ^a   Afonso, Luis O B ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acute stress; Cortisol; Free cortisol; Handling; Head kidney; Interleukin 1 ; Long term stress; Macrophage

Indexed keywords

AEROMONAS SALMONICIDA; SALMO SALAR;

EID: 38349049120     PISSN: 10504648     EISSN: 10959947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2007.10.009     Document Type: Article

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