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Salamander Stress And Duress: The Relationship Between Cort, Autotomy And Regeneration, And Exploratory Behaviour, Aaron M. Sullivan, Jacquelyn L. Lewis
Salamander Stress And Duress: The Relationship Between Cort, Autotomy And Regeneration, And Exploratory Behaviour, Aaron M. Sullivan, Jacquelyn L. Lewis
Faculty Publications - Department of Biological & Molecular Science
Responses to stress are generally mediated through the production of glucocorticoids by the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (or -interrenal) axis. The prolonged production of stress hormones can contribute to delayed wound healing and growth, but little is known about their influence on regeneration following tail autotomy, or exploratory behaviour in autotomized individuals. Here we examined the relationship between stress, re-generation, and exploratory behaviour in Allegheny Mountain dusky salamanders (Desmognathus ochrophaeus) by manipulating corticosterone (CORT) levels via cutaneous patch. First, we measured tail regeneration in salamanders with elevated CORT for 13 weeks after the induction of tail autotomy. Test subjects received a weekly patch …
Lack Of Proopiomelanocortin Peptides Results In Obesity And Defective Adrenal Function But Normal Melanocyte Pigmentation In The Murine C57bl/6 Genetic Background, James L. Smart, Malcolm J. Low
Lack Of Proopiomelanocortin Peptides Results In Obesity And Defective Adrenal Function But Normal Melanocyte Pigmentation In The Murine C57bl/6 Genetic Background, James L. Smart, Malcolm J. Low
Faculty Publications - Department of Biological & Molecular Science
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