Effects of immune activation and glucocorticoid administration on feather growth in greenfinches

Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A: Ecological Genetics and Physiology

Volumn 315 A, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 527-535

  Männiste, Marju ^a   Hõrak, Peeter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; GLUCOCORTICOID; PHYTOHEMAGGLUTININ;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ESTONIA; FEATHER; FINCH; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNOLOGY; MALE; MOLTING; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; DEXAMETHASONE; ESTONIA; FEATHERS; FINCHES; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; IMMUNE SYSTEM; MALE; MOLTING; PHYTOHEMAGGLUTININS;

AVES; CARDUELIS CHLORIS;

EID: 80053650423     PISSN: 19325223     EISSN: 19325231     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jez.701     Document Type: Article

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