Sex differences in plasma corticosterone release in undisturbed chickens (Gallus gallus) in response to arginine vasotocin and corticotropin releasing hormone

General and Comparative Endocrinology

Volumn 155, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 566-573

  Madison, F N ^a   Jurkevich, A ^a   Kuenzel, W J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

ACTH; Avian; Glucocorticoid; Vasopressin

Indexed keywords

ARGIPRESTOCIN; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CANNULATION; CHICKEN; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; CORTICOSTERONE RELEASE; FEMALE; JUGULAR VEIN; LATERAL BRAIN VENTRICLE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 38849196236     PISSN: 00166480     EISSN: 10956840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2007.08.014     Document Type: Article

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