Changes in glucocorticoids, IGF-I and thyroid hormones as indicators of nutritional stress and subsequent refeeding in Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus)

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - A Molecular and Integrative Physiology

Volumn 152, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 524-534

  Jeanniard du Dot, Tiphaine ^a   Rosen, David A S ^a   Richmond, Julie P ^b   Kitaysky, Alexander S ^c   Zinn, Steven A ^b   Trites, Andrew W ^a  

^a Fisheries Center   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

Author keywords

Glucocorticoids; Hormonal regulation; IGF I; Nutritional stress; Sea lion; Thyroid

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CLUPEA PALLASI; CLUPEIDAE; EUMETOPIAS JUBATUS; OTARIIDAE; THERAGRA CHALCOGRAMMA;

EID: 60449088091     PISSN: 10956433     EISSN: 15314332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2008.12.010     Document Type: Article

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