Stress induced by pre-slaughter farm conditions in pigs
ABSTRACT Cortisol is a steroid hormone, one of the glucocorticoids, made in the cortex of the adrenal glands and then released into the blood, which transports it in the entire body. Almost every cell contains receptors for cortisol and so cortisol can have lots of different actions depending on whi...
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Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
2021-12-01
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| Series: | Arquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia |
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