Social interactions differentially affect reproductive and immune responses of Siberian hamsters

Physiology and Behavior

Volumn 83, Issue 1 SPEC. ISS., 2004, Pages 73-79

  Demas, Gregory E ^a   Johnson, Corey ^a   Polacek, Kelly M ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cortisol; Energetics; Estrogen; Sickness; Stress; Testosterone; Trade off

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; HEMOCYANIN; HYDROCORTISONE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; HAMSTER; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNITY; IMMUNIZATION; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; INOCULATION; MALE; MEASUREMENT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL PROBLEM; SPLEEN CELL; STRESS; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 6344280091     PISSN: 00319384     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2004.06.025     Document Type: Article

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