Interactions between the thyroid, stress and the immune system of the domestic fowl (Gallus domesticus)
The involvement of the thyroid hormones and corticosterone in the response to stressors, the influence of these hormones on the immune system and their possible role in the stress-induced changes in immune function, were investigated. Food and/or water deprivation, food restriction, exposure to heat...
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Open University
1986
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| Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.371071 |