Elevated Maternal Adrenocorticosteroids Alter Adrenal Responsiveness in Weaned Northern Elephant Seals (Mirounga angustirostris)

• Main Author: Jorie N. Carvalho
• Other Authors: Dr. Daniel E. Crocker, Dr. Mackenzie Zippay, Dr. David Ensminger
• Format: Master Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: Sonoma State University 2024
• Subjects: Adrenocortical hormones; Northern elephant seal; Adrenocorticosteroids; Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis; Nes; Nes’; Elephant Seal; Elephant Seals
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12680/6h441175n

Maternal adrenocorticosteroids (ACs) have the potential to alter hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis responsiveness in vertebrate offspring. Less is known about adrenal effects from the lactational transfer of ACs in free-ranging mammals. To increase maternal ACs, we repeatedly administered ad...