The Role of Corticosterone in Supporting Migratory Lipogenesis in the Dark‐Eyed Junco, Junco hyemalis: A Model for Central and Peripheral Regulation

RL Holberton, CM Wilson, MJ Hunter… - Physiological and …, 2007 - journals.uchicago.edu
The functional role of corticosterone (CORT) in regulating migratory hyperphagia and
lipogenesis was investigated in an annual migrant, the dark-eyed junco (Junco hyemalis) …

Hormonal and cellular mechanisms of fattening in migratory songbirds

JA Long - 2007 - digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu
In preparation for migration, birds accumulate large amounts of fat to serve as fuel during
migratory flight. Corticosterone (CORT), the primary energy-regulating steroid in birds, is …