The endocrinology of stress in fish: An environmental perspective

Abstract Much of the understanding of the endocrine basis of stress in fish comes from studies of cultured stocks of teleosts; there is comparatively little information on stress responses in wild stock, and less still on chondrosteans and elasmobranchs. This understanding is being refined through i...

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Published in:	General and comparative endocrinology Vol. 170; no. 2; pp. 265 - 275
Main Author:	Pankhurst, N.W
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Elsevier Inc 15-01-2011
Subjects:	Adrenal Cortex Hormones - blood Animals birds Chondrichthyes Chondrosteans Corticosteroids Cortisol Elasmobranchii Elasmobranchs Endocrine System - drug effects Endocrine System - physiology Endocrinology & Metabolism Environment Environmental Exposure environmental quality Environmental stress Fishes - blood Fishes - metabolism Fishes - physiology floods storms stress response Stress, Physiological Teleostei Teleosts temperature Water - chemistry Water Pollutants - toxicity Water Pollution wild fish Cortisol Corticosteroids Teleosts Elasmobranchs Chondrosteans Environmental stress
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