A large increase in glucocorticoid hormones can inhibit or completely shut down breeding in
wild animals. Because of its critical role in reducing glucocorticoids after exposure to …

We conducted a review of scientific articles published between 2000 and 2014 and
evaluated how frequently various aspects of cortisol and corticosterone (CORT) actions …

The causes and consequences of physiological stress in wildlife are of great interest in a
wide range of biological disciplines including understanding how environmental changes …

Wild animals are faced with a broad range of environmental stressors and research is
needed to better understand their effect on populations. Hormone analysis based on …

Integrating the multifactorial processes co-occurring in both physiological and pathological
human conditions still remains one of the main challenges in translational investigation …

Despite decades of research, we still lack a complete understanding of what factors
influence the transition of the necessary and adaptive acute stress response to what has …

Abstract The Common Degu (Octodon degus) is a small rodent endemic to central Chile. It
has become an important model for comparative vertebrate endocrinology because of …

Testosterone is known as a “male” hormone; however, females also synthetize testosterone,
which influences female sexual and aggressive behavior. In female vertebrates, as in males …

Maternal stress can significantly affect offspring fitness. In laboratory rodents, chronically
stressed mothers provide poor maternal care, resulting in pups with hyperactive stress …

When harmful environmental stimuli occur, glucocorticoids (GCs), cortisol and corticosterone
are currently used to evaluate stress status in vertebrates, since their secretions are primarily …