Effects of aging on hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis activity and reactivity in virgin male and female California mice (Peromyscus californicus)

General and Comparative Endocrinology

Volumn 186, Issue , 2013, Pages 41-49

  Harris, Breanna N ^a   Saltzman, Wendy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Age; California mouse; Corticosterone; Glucocorticoids; Reproduction; Stress; Trade off

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTERONE;

ADENOHYPOPHYSIS; ADRENAL GLAND; AGED; AGING; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; MALE; MOUSE; NEGATIVE FEEDBACK; NONHUMAN; ORGAN WEIGHT; PEROMYSCUS; PEROMYSCUS CALIFORNICUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTIVE EFFORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84875673390     PISSN: 00166480     EISSN: 10956840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2013.02.010     Document Type: Article

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