Age and isolation influence steroids release and chemical signaling in male mice

Steroids

Volumn 83, Issue , 2014, Pages 10-16

  Mucignat Caretta, Carla ^a   Cavaggioni, Andrea ^a   Redaelli, Marco ^a   Da Dalt, Laura ^a   Zagotto, Giuseppe ^a   Gabai, Gianfranco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ageing; Androgens; Corticosteroids; Isolation; Pheromones; Stress

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTERONE; PRASTERONE; STEROID HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE; HORMONE; MAJOR URINARY PROTEINS; PROTEIN; STEROID;

ADRENAL GLAND; ADULT; AGE; ANDROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; ANDROGEN RELEASE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLADDER; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; CREATININE URINE LEVEL; HEART WEIGHT; HORMONE RELEASE; HYPOPHYSIS GONAD SYSTEM; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; MALE; MICTURITION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; ORGAN WEIGHT; PHENOTYPE; PROTEIN URINE LEVEL; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SPLEEN WEIGHT; STEROID RELEASE; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; YOUNG ADULT; AGING; ANIMAL; BLOOD; METABOLISM; ODOR; ORGAN SIZE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; URINE;

AGING; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; HORMONES; MALE; MICE; ODORS; ORGAN SIZE; PROTEINS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SOCIAL ISOLATION; STEROIDS; URINATION;

EID: 84896724734     PISSN: 0039128X     EISSN: 18785867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.steroids.2014.01.009     Document Type: Article

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