Adrenal Response to ACTH Challenge Alters Thyroid and Immune Function and Varies with Body Reserves in Molting Adult Female Northern Elephant Seals (Mirounga angustirostris)

• Main Author: Northey, Allison
• Other Authors: Crocker, Daniel, Ph.D., Zippay, Mackenzie, Ph.D., Holser, Rachel, Ph.D.
• Format: Master Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: Sonoma State University 2021
• Subjects: Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis; Stress (Physiology); ACTH; Stress (Psychology); Nes; Nes’; Elephant Seals
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12680/j6731889b

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