Sex steroid modulation of cortisol secretion in sheep

Animal

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 960-967

  Van Lier, E ^a,b   Carriquiry, M ^a   Meikle, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LA REPÚBLICA   (Uruguay)

^b Estación Experimental de la Facultad de Agronomía en Salto   (Uruguay)

Author keywords

adrenal; gonadectomy; receptors; sex steroids; sheep

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; ESTRADIOL; HYDROCORTISONE; TESTOSTERONE; TESTOSTERONE 17 BETA-CYPIONATE;

ADRENAL GLAND; ANALOGS AND DERIVATIVES; ANIMAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; BLOOD; DOMESTIC SHEEP; FEMALE; HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; MALE; ORCHIECTOMY; OVARIECTOMY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ADRENAL GLANDS; ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; MALE; ORCHIECTOMY; OVARIECTOMY; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; SHEEP, DOMESTIC; TESTOSTERONE;

OVIS ARIES;

EID: 84901278732     PISSN: 17517311     EISSN: 1751732X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1751731114000780     Document Type: Article

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