Analysis of cortisol in dog hair - a potential biomarker of chronic stress: a review
Cortisol, which is produced in the adrenal glands, is an endogenous glucocorticoid hormone that delivers its hormonal message to cells by acting on glucocorticoid receptors. It is one of the main stress hormones responsible for stress responses in animals and humans, and its overproduction is charac...
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Language: | English |
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Czech Academy of Agricultural Sciences
2017-07-01
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Series: | Veterinární Medicína |
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Online Access: | https://vetmed.agriculturejournals.cz/artkey/vet-201707-0001_analysis-of-cortisol-in-dog-hair-a-potential-biomarker-of-chronic-stress-a-review.php |