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Role of Cortisol in Horse’s Welfare and Health
Agriculture, 2023 This review describes the physiological role of cortisol in the horses’ body and the usefulness of cortisol concentration measurements in assessing welfare and diagnosing diseases. Cortisol is examined in terms of its production and functions, along with
Urszula Sikorska +4 more
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Maternal stress-associated cortisol stimulation may protect embryos from cortisol excess in zebrafish [PDF]
Royal Society Open Science, 2016 Abnormal embryo cortisol level causes developmental defects and poor survival in zebrafish (Danio rerio). However, no study has demonstrated that maternal stress leads to higher embryo cortisol content in zebrafish. We tested the hypothesis that maternal
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Explorative study on scale cortisol accumulation in wild caught common dab (Limanda limanda)
BMC Veterinary Research, 2022 Background Flatfish live in a diverse marine ecosystem that is changing due to natural variations and anthropogenic influences. These changes can evoke a stress response mainly resulting in production of the glucocorticoid cortisol, which mediates ...
Maaike Vercauteren +6 more
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Scientific Reports, 2021 Inconsistent results were found throughout the literature regarding factors affecting hair cortisol levels. Hair cortisol level in humans was not studied for its associations to scalp hair sweating or hair wash frequency in a patient-based way.
Darya S. Abdulateef
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Usefulness of Time-Point Serum Cortisol and ACTH Measurements for the Adjustment of Glucocorticoid Replacement in Adrenal Insufficiency. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 Adjustment of daily hydrocortisone dose on clinical criteria lacks sensitivity for fine tuning. Long term hydrocortisone (HC) over-replacement may lead to increased morbidity and mortality in patients with adrenal insufficiency (AI). Biochemical criteria
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Stress, 2022 Elevated levels of the stress hormone cortisol have been found in toddlers in childcare. Measuring cortisol may provide an indication of children’s experiences in childcare and help to adjust practices better to their needs. To the best of our knowledge,
Kathrin Nystad +4 more
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BMC Nephrology, 2022 Background Chronic stimulation of the mineralocorticoid receptor has been suggested as one of the potential causes of cardiovascular events and death in patients with end-stage renal disease.
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Endokrynologia Polska, 2020 INTRODUCTION: Cortisol concentration is measured in blood, urine, and saliva samples. It has been recently proven that cortisol could also be detected in hair samples.
Łukasz Cieszyński +4 more
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Frontiers in Psychology, 2023 IntroductionLoneliness is a distressful feeling that can affect mental and physical health, particularly among older adults. Cortisol, the primary hormone of the Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal axis (HPA-axis), may act as a biological transducer through ...
María del Carmen Díaz-Mardomingo +14 more
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Newborn infants' hair cortisol levels reflect chronic maternal stress during pregnancy. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2018 Cortisol obtained from hair samples represents a retrospective biomarker of chronic stress experienced by the subject in previous months. Although hair cortisol levels have been used to study the relationship between maternal and neonatal stress levels ...
Borja Romero-Gonzalez +4 more
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