Pineal-adrenal relationship: Modulating effects of glucocorticoids on pineal function to ameliorate thermal-stress in goats

Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 988-994

  Sejian, V ^a   Srivastava, R S ^a   Varshney, V P ^a  

^a INDIAN VETERINARY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Chemical pinealectomy; Glucocorticoids; Goats; Hormones; Propranolol; Thermal stress; Thermoregulation

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CAPRA HIRCUS;

EID: 51149120964     PISSN: 10112367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5713/ajas.2008.70482     Document Type: Article

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