Physiological and neuroendocrine responses to chronic variable stress in male California mice (Peromyscus californicus): Influence of social environment and paternal state

Psychoneuroendocrinology

Volumn 38, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 2023-2033

  De Jong, T R ^a,b   Harris, B N ^a   Perea Rodriguez, J P ^a   Saltzman, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

AVP; Biparental; Chronic variable stress; Corticosterone; CRH; Monogamous; Peromyscus californicus

Indexed keywords

ARGIPRESSIN; CORTICOSTERONE; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; MESSENGER RNA;

ADRENAL GLAND; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARGININE VASOPRESSIN GENE; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHRONIC STRESS; CHRONIC VARIABLE STRESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; CORTICOSTERONE RELEASE; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING HORMONE GENE; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HORMONE RESPONSE; HOUSING; HYPOTHALAMIC PARAVENTRICULAR NUCLEUS; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; ORGAN SIZE; PATERNALISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; THYMUS; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

AVP; BIPARENTAL; CHRONIC VARIABLE STRESS; CORTICOSTERONE; CRH; MONOGAMOUS; PEROMYSCUS CALIFORNICUS;

ANIMALS; CHRONIC DISEASE; CORTICOSTERONE; FEMALE; MALE; NEUROSECRETORY SYSTEMS; PAIR BOND; PATERNAL BEHAVIOR; PEROMYSCUS; REPRODUCTION; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84883888416     PISSN: 03064530     EISSN: 18733360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2013.03.006     Document Type: Article

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