Assessment of per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances and physiological biomarkers in aquarium-based bottlenose dolphins and killer whales

Authors: Leila S. Lemos, Estela Manfrin da Silva, Karen J. Steinman, Todd R. Robeck, Natalia Quinete

Publication/Journal: Chemosphere

Keywords: aldosterone, corticosterone, cortisol, Hydrogen peroxide, Lipid peroxidation, oxidative stress

2024

Effects of Restraint Stress on Circulating Corticosterone and Met Enkephalin in Chickens: Induction of Shifts in Insulin Secretion and Carbohydrate Metabolism

Authors: Colin G. Scanes, Krystyna Pierzchała-Koziec, Alina Gajewska

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: corticosterone, glucose, insulin, insulin resistance, Met-enkephalin, stress

2024

Effects of Restraint Stress on Circulating Corticosterone and Met Enkephalin in Chickens: Induction of Shifts in Insulin Secretion and Carbohydrate Metabolism

Authors: Colin G. Scanes, Krystyna Pierzchała-Koziec, Alina Gajewska

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: corticosterone, glucose, insulin, insulin resistance, Met-enkephalin, stress

2024

Evaluation of the stress state based on fecal corticosterone metabolite concentrations in captive penguins in Japan

Authors: Megumi Itoh, Misato Kitahara, Nanako Sawayama, Naoya Matsumoto, Takahito Toyotome, Kazutaka Yamada

Publication/Journal: Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

Keywords: captive penguin, diseased individual, fecal corticosterone metabolite, hot season, molting period

2024

Analytical Validation and Assessment of Baseline Fecal Glucocorticoid Metabolites in Northern Sea Otters (Enhydra lutris kenyoni) in Human Care

Authors: Amy Y. Olsen, Angela Smith, Caroline Hempstead, Shawn E. Larson

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: corticosterone, cortisol, endocrinology, enzyme immunoassay, fecal glucocorticoid metabolites, hormones, marine mammal, stress

2023

Exploring the Effect of Age on the Reproductive and Stress Physiology of Octopus bimaculoides Using Dermal Hormones

Authors: Stephanie Chancellor, Bret Grasse, Taylor Sakmar, David Scheel, Joel S. Brown, Rachel M. Santymire

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: California two-spot octopus, cortisol, estradiol, progesterone, senescence, testosterone

2023

Reaction to Novel Objects and Fecal Glucocorticoid Metabolite Levels in Two Species of Nocturnal Geckos

Authors: Gloria Fernández-Lázaro, Roberto Latorre, Juan C. Fontanillas Pérez, Isabel Barja

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: animal welfare, fecal corticosterone metabolites, gecko, individual differences, nocturnal species, object novelty, physiological stress, reptiles

2023

Effects of rearing methods on feather-damaging behavior and corticosterone metabolite excretion in the peach-faced lovebird (Agapornis roseicollis Vieillot)

Authors: Kazumasa Ebisawa, Satoshi Kusada, Shunya Nakayama, Chungyu Pai, Rie Kinoshita, Hiroshi Koie

Publication/Journal: Journal of Veterinary Behavior

Keywords: Agapornis roseicollis Vieillot, corticosterone metabolite, feather-damaging behavior, hand rearing, parental rearing with neonatal handling, peach-faced lovebird

2022

Fecal glucocorticoid analysis as a health monitoring tool for endangered African penguins (Spheniscus demersus)

Authors: Maureen V Driscoll, Allison D Tuttle, Tracy A Romano

Publication/Journal: General and Comparative Endocrinology

Keywords: african penguin, breeding, corticosterone, fecal glucocorticoid metabolites, molt, noninvasive

2022

Immune and stress physiology of two captively‐housed tortoise species

Authors: Alyssa M Hartzheim, Jennifer L Terry, Emily K Field, Natalie T Haydt, Sinlan Poo, Lorin A Neuman‐Lee

Publication/Journal: Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A: Ecological Integrative Physiology

Keywords: immunology, stress, tortoise

2022

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