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Brief communication: Plasma cortisol concentration is affected by lactation, but not intra-nasal oxytocin treatment, in beef cows

In mammals, including sheep and mice, lactation attenuates the hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenal axis and plasma cortisol concentration. Oxytocin, one neuropeptide present in the blood during lactation, may contribute to such stress attenuation. Providing oxytocin intra-nasally increases plasma oxytocin...

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Autores principales: Wagner, Brooklyn K., Relling, Alejandro E., Kieffer, Justin D., Parker, Anthony J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8323922/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34329295
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0249323