Around the word stress: its biological and evolutive implications

Stress is a general adaptive reaction crucial for survival and basically positive that involves the neuroendocrine and the immune systems. In all bilaterian metazoans, the molecular mediators of the stress response, i.e., corticotrophin-releasing hormone, corticotrophin, catecholamines and glucocort...

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Main Authors: Enzo Ottaviani, Davide Malagoli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Modena and Reggio Emilia 2009-01-01
Series:Invertebrate Survival Journal
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Online Access:http://www.isj.unimo.it/articoli/ISJ178.pdf