Circadian and circannual rhythms of cortisol, ACTH, and α-melanocyte-stimulating hormone in healthy horses

Domestic Animal Endocrinology

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 317-324

  Cordero, M ^a   Brorsen, B W ^a   McFarlane, D ^a  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Biorhythms; Cosinor analysis; PPID; Season

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERMEDIN; CORTICOTROPIN; HYDROCORTISONE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; HYPOPHYSIS DISEASE; HYPOPHYSIS INTERMEDIATE LOBE; MALE; PERIODICITY; REFERENCE VALUE; SEASON;

ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ALPHA-MSH; ANIMALS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FEMALE; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; PERIODICITY; PITUITARY DISEASES; PITUITARY GLAND, INTERMEDIATE; REFERENCE VALUES; SEASONS;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; EQUIDAE;

EID: 84867212471     PISSN: 07397240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.domaniend.2012.05.005     Document Type: Article

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