Article
[Functional characteristics of the adrenals in the ontogeny of male water voles Arvicola terrestris with various fur colorings].
Zhurnal evoliutsionnoi biokhimii i fiziologii - 1 Jan 2000
Bazhan N M, Ivanova L I
Abstract excerpt
Studies have been made of the effect of colour mutations on the adrenal function in growing male voles. In postnatal life, the level of 11-oxycorticosteroids in the blood exhibited similar changes in brown (wild phenotype) and black (mutant) voles. The highest level was found in 1-2-month animals; a decrease took place to the 6th month which was followed by a secondary increase at the age of 8 months....
Topics
- 11-Hydroxycorticosteroids
- Adrenal Glands
- Adrenocorticotropic Hormone
- Aging
- Animals
- Animals, Newborn
- Arvicolinae
- Estradiol
- Hair Color
- Heterozygote
- Homozygote
