Exploration of the hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal function as a tool to evaluate animal welfare

P Mormède, S Andanson, B Aupérin, B Beerda… - Physiology & …, 2007‏ - Elsevier
Measuring HPA axis activity is the standard approach to the study of stress and welfare in
farm animals. Although the reference technique is the use of blood plasma to measure …

Measuring cortisol in human psychobiological studies

A Levine, O Zagoory-Sharon, R Feldman, JG Lewis… - Physiology & …, 2007‏ - Elsevier
The steroid cortisol is an extensively studied and important variable in developmental and
other behavioral studies. Cortisol has been assayed by various methods using a range of …

Maternal stress and child outcomes: Evidence from siblings

A Aizer, L Stroud, S Buka - Journal of Human Resources, 2016‏ - jhr.uwpress.org
We study how maternal stress affects offspring outcomes. We find that in utero exposure to
elevated levels of the stress hormone cortisol negatively affects offspring cognition, health …

The role of glucocorticoid action in the pathophysiology of the metabolic syndrome

M Wang - Nutrition & metabolism, 2005‏ - Springer
Glucocorticoids are stress hormones that modulate a large number of physiological actions
involved in metabolic, inflammatory, cardiovascular and behavioral processes. The …

Corticosteroid-binding globulin: a review of basic and clinical advances

EJ Meyer, MA Nenke, W Rankin… - Hormone and …, 2016‏ - thieme-connect.com
Corticosteroid-binding globulin (CBG, transcortin) is the primary cortisol binding protein. It is
a non-inhibitory serine protease inhibitor, capable of conformational change from a high …

Glucocorticoids produce whole body insulin resistance with changes in cardiac metabolism

D Qi, B Rodrigues - American Journal of Physiology …, 2007‏ - journals.physiology.org
Insulin resistance is viewed as an insufficiency in insulin action, with glucocorticoids being
recognized to play a key role in its pathogenesis. With insulin resistance, metabolism in …

New insights into corticosteroid-binding globulin and glucocorticoid delivery

DE Henley, SL Lightman - Neuroscience, 2011‏ - Elsevier
Corticosteroid-binding globulin (CBG) binds cortisol with high affinity and facilitates its
transport in the blood. A recent discovery suggests that CBG may have a role beyond that of …

Effect of age, season, body condition, and endocrine status on serum free cortisol fraction and insulin concentration in horses

KA Hart, DM Wochele, NA Norton… - Journal of veterinary …, 2016‏ - Wiley Online Library
Background Increased free cortisol fraction is associated with insulin dysregulation (ID) in
people with Metabolic Syndrome and Cushing's Disease. Free cortisol has not been …

[HTML][HTML] Omics application in animal science—a special emphasis on stress response and damaging behaviour in pigs

C Kasper, D Ribeiro, AM Almeida, C Larzul, L Liaubet… - Genes, 2020‏ - mdpi.com
Increasing stress resilience of livestock is important for ethical and profitable meat and dairy
production. Susceptibility to stress can entail damaging behaviours, a common problem in …

Genetic parameters and associated genomic regions for global immunocompetence and other health-related traits in pigs

M Ballester, Y Ramayo-Caldas… - Scientific Reports, 2020‏ - nature.com
The inclusion of health-related traits, or functionally associated genetic markers, in pig
breeding programs could contribute to produce more robust and disease resistant animals …