Breed-specific expression of hippocampal 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenases and glucocorticoid receptors in Erhualian and Pietrain pigs exhibiting distinct stress coping characteristics

Livestock Science

Volumn 131, Issue 2-3, 2010, Pages 240-244

  Wei, Shi ^a   Xia, Dong ^a   Li, Liuan ^a   Xiao, Jinsong ^a   Bao, Jingwei ^a   Parvizi, Nahid ^b   Zhao, Ruqian ^a  

^a NANJING AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR ANIMAL HEALTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

11 Hydroxysteroid dehydrogenases; Glucocorticoid receptors; Hippocampus; Pig; Transport stress

Indexed keywords

SUIDAE;

EID: 77957323536     PISSN: 18711413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2010.04.007     Document Type: Article

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