Rapid effects of melatonin on hormonal and behavioral stressful responses in ewes

Psychoneuroendocrinology

Volumn 38, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1426-1434

  Guesdon, Vanessa ^a,b,c   Malpaux, Benoît ^a,b,c   Delagrange, Philippe ^d   Spedding, Michael ^d   Cornilleau, Fabien ^a,b,c   Chesneau, Didier ^a,b,c   Haller, József ^e   Chaillou, Elodie ^a,b,c  

^a UMR85 PHYSIOLOGIE DE LA REPRODUCTION ET DES COMPORTEMENTS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE TOURS   (France)

^c IFCE   (France)

^d INSTITUT DE RECHERCHES SERVIER   (France)

^e INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Calming effect; Cortisol; Emotional behaviors; Sheep; Social isolation

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE; MELATONIN; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DARKNESS; EMOTION; EWE; FAMILIAR CONSPECIFIC WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE RELEASE; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; MELATONIN BLOOD LEVEL; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL STRESS;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DARKNESS; FEMALE; HYDROCORTISONE; MELATONIN; PHOTOPERIOD; SHEEP, DOMESTIC; SOCIAL ISOLATION; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; VOCALIZATION, ANIMAL;

EID: 84878660122     PISSN: 03064530     EISSN: 18733360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2012.12.011     Document Type: Article

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