Serum corticosteroid binding globulin expression is modulated by fasting in polar bears (Ursus maritimus)

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - A Molecular and Integrative Physiology

Volumn 158, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 111-115

  Chow, Brian A ^a   Hamilton, Jason ^a   Cattet, Marc R L ^b   Stenhouse, Gordon ^c   Obbard, Martyn E ^d   Vijayan, Mathilakath M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^c Foothills Research Institute   (Canada)

^d TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

CBG; Cortisol; Fasting; Protein expression; Stress response; Ursids

Indexed keywords

CREATININE; GLUCOSE; HYDROCORTISONE; TRANSCORTIN; UREA;

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DIET RESTRICTION; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; METABOLISM; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; POLAR BEAR; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; STRESS; UREA BLOOD LEVEL;

ANIMALIA; URSIDAE; URSUS MARITIMUS;

EID: 78649629804     PISSN: 10956433     EISSN: 15314332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2010.09.017     Document Type: Article

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