[The postnatal ontogenetic characteristics of adrenal function in female water voles Arvicola terrestris with different fur colors].

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[The postnatal ontogenetic characteristics of adrenal function in female water voles Arvicola terrestris with different fur colors].

Zhurnal evoliutsionnoi biokhimii i fiziologii - 1 Jan 2000

Bazhan N M, Ivanova L N

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Studies have been made of the effect of colour mutation on the development of the adrenals in female aquatic voles. Colour mutation in homozygote results in retarded growth rate of the whole body and the adrenals, as well as in postnatal changes in the dynamics of corticosteron content in the blo...

Topics

Adrenal Glands
Adrenocorticotropic Hormone
Animals
Animals, Newborn
Arvicolinae
Corticosterone
Estradiol
Female
Hair Color
In Vitro Techniques
Mutation
Phenotype
Seasons

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