Does coat color affect cortisol levels in Border collie dogs?
Cortisol is a stress hormone which is released from the adrenals in the Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal (HPA) axis and plays a major role in animal stress response. Cortisol is used as a stress marker and can be sampled using different methods. A good non-invasive method and a good measure of chronic...
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Linköpings universitet, Biologi
2016
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| Online Access: | http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-129410 |