Cortisol, adrenocorticotropic hormone, serotonin, adrenaline and noradrenaline serum concentrations in relation to disease and stress in the horse

Research in Veterinary Science

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 103-107

  Ayala, Ignacio ^a   Martos, Nieves F ^a   Silvan, Gema ^b   Gutierrez Panizo, Candido ^a   Clavel, Jose G ^a   Illera, Juan Carlos ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

ACTH; Catecholamines; Cortisol; Disease; Horse; Serotonin; Stress

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; CORTICOTROPIN; HYDROCORTISONE; NORADRENALIN; SEROTONIN;

ACUTE ABDOMEN; ACUTE DISEASE; ADRENAL MEDULLA; ADRENALIN BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CASTRATION; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FOOT DISEASE; HORMONE RESPONSE; HORSE DISEASE; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; LAMINITIS; MALE; NONHUMAN; NORADRENALIN BLOOD LEVEL; SEROTONIN BLOOD LEVEL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SURGICAL STRESS;

ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ANIMALS; EPINEPHRINE; FEMALE; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; NOREPINEPHRINE; SEROTONIN; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL;

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE;

EID: 84860485168     PISSN: 00345288     EISSN: 15322661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rvsc.2011.05.013     Document Type: Article

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