Cloacal gland, endocrine testicular, and adrenocortical photoresponsiveness in male Japanese quail exposed to short days

Domestic Animal Endocrinology

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 151-156

  Busso, J M ^a   Dominchin, M F ^a   Marin, R H ^a   Palme, R ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE CÓRDOBA   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Austria)

Author keywords

Androgens; Coturnix coturnix japonica; Fecal steroid metabolites; Noninvasive methods; Photoperiod; Stress

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; CORTICOSTERONE;

ADRENAL GLAND; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CLOACA; COTURNIX; FECES; MALE; METABOLISM; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; TESTIS;

ADRENAL GLANDS; ANDROGENS; ANIMALS; CLOACA; CORTICOSTERONE; COTURNIX; FECES; MALE; PHOTOPERIOD; TESTIS;

EID: 84875108974     PISSN: 07397240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.domaniend.2013.01.001     Document Type: Article

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