Differential effects of photophase irradiance on metabolic and urinary stress hormone concentrations in blind and sighted rodents

Chronobiology International

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 487-516

  Zubidat, Abed E ^a   Nelson, Randy J ^b   Haim, Abraham ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arginine vasopressin; HPA axis; Masking; Predation pressure; Retinal photoreceptors; Stress hormone metabolites; Subterranean

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; HORMONE; HYDROCORTISONE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ARVICOLINAE; BIOCHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; LIGHT; MALE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIATION; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RODENT; URINE;

ANIMALS; ARVICOLINAE; BIOCHEMICAL PROCESSES; EPINEPHRINE; HORMONES; HYDROCORTISONE; LIGHT; MALE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHOTOPERIOD; RADIATION; RODENTIA;

MAMMALIA; MICROTUS SOCIALIS; NANNOSPALAX EHRENBERGI; RATTUS; RODENTIA;

EID: 77953235707     PISSN: 07420528     EISSN: 15256073     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/07420521003678577     Document Type: Article

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