Repeated exposure to stressful conditions can have beneficial effects on survival

Experimental Gerontology

Volumn 69, Issue , 2015, Pages 170-175

  Marasco, Valeria ^a   Boner, Winnie ^a   Heidinger, Britt ^a,b   Griffiths, Kate ^a   Monaghan, Pat ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic stress; Corticosterone; Glucocorticoids; Hormesis; HPA axis; Unpredictable food availability

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTERONE; GLUCOCORTICOID;

ADULT; ADULTHOOD; AGE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; FEMALE; FOOD AVAILABILITY; FOOD DEPRIVATION; GROWTH HORMONE RELEASE; HABITUATION; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LIFE EXTENSION; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL; SURVIVAL RATE; TAENIOPYGIA GUTTATA; YOUNG ADULT; ADAPTATION; AGING; ANIMAL; BIRD; EATING; MENTAL STRESS; METABOLISM; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY;

AVES; TAENIOPYGIA GUTTATA;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; AGING; ANIMALS; BIRDS; EATING; FOOD DEPRIVATION; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MORTALITY; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84933037082     PISSN: 05315565     EISSN: 18736815     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.exger.2015.06.011     Document Type: Article

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