Excretion of catecholamines in rats, mice and chicken

Journal of Comparative Physiology B: Biochemical, Systemic, and Environmental Physiology

Volumn 178, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 629-636

  Lepschy, M ^a   Rettenbacher, S ^a   Touma, C ^b   Palme, R G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Austria)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF PSYCHIATRY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Catecholamines; Chickens; Excretion; Faeces; Mice; Rats; Stress; Urine

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; CATECHOLAMINE; NORADRENALIN; TRITIUM;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; C57BL MOUSE; CHEMISTRY; CHICKEN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FECES; FEMALE; FISCHER 344 RAT; MALE; METABOLISM; MOUSE; RAT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; URINE;

ANIMALS; CATECHOLAMINES; CHICKENS; EPINEPHRINE; FECES; FEMALE; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; NOREPINEPHRINE; RATS; RATS, INBRED F344; SEX FACTORS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TRITIUM;

ANIMALIA; GALLUS GALLUS; MUS; RATTUS;

EID: 44849130368     PISSN: 01741578     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00360-008-0254-z     Document Type: Article

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