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The effect of exogenous corticosterone on West Nile virus infection in Northern Cardinals (Cardinalis cardinalis)

The relationship between stress and disease is thought to be unambiguous: chronic stress induces immunosuppression, which likely increases the risk of infection. However, this link has not been firmly established in wild animals, particularly whether stress hormones affect host responses to zoonotic...

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Autores principales: Owen, Jennifer C, Nakamura, Ayaka, Coon, Courtney AC, Martin, Lynn B
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3372427/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22520572
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1297-9716-43-34