Embryonic exposure to corticosterone modifies the juvenile stress response, oxidative stress and telomere length

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 279, Issue 1732, 2012, Pages 1447-1456

  Haussmann, Mark F ^a   Longenecker, Andrew S ^a   Marchetto, Nicole M ^a   Juliano, Steven A ^b   Bowden, Rachel M ^b  

^a BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bird; Corticosterone; Maternal effects; Oxidative stress; Stress; Telomere

Indexed keywords

AGING; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; JUVENILE; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MATERNAL EFFECT; METABOLITE; MORTALITY; PARENT-OFFSPRING INTERACTION; PHYLOGENETICS; POULTRY;

AVES; GALLUS GALLUS; SPONDIAS PURPUREA;

EID: 84857541777     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2011.1913     Document Type: Article

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