The use of cortisol for the objective assessment of stress in animals: Pros and cons

Veterinary Journal

Volumn 192, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 137-139

  Hart, Kelsey A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal; Cortisol; Equine; HPA axis; Stress

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; HYDROCORTISONE;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIORAL STRESS; CHRONIC STRESS; EDITORIAL; HORMONE ACTION; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYDROCORTISONE RELEASE; HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STEROID RELEASE; STIMULUS RESPONSE;

ANIMAL IDENTIFICATION SYSTEMS; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BURNS; FEMALE; HORSES; MALE; PAIN;

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE;

EID: 84860438148     PISSN: 10900233     EISSN: 15322971     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2012.03.016     Document Type: Editorial

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