The use of α- or β-blockers to ameliorate the chronic stress of captivity in the house sparrow (Passer domesticus) | Zendy

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The use of α- or β-blockers to ameliorate the chronic stress of captivity in the house sparrow (Passer domesticus)

Author(s) -

Clare Parker Fischer,

L. Michael Romero

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

conservation physiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.942

H-Index - 37

ISSN - 2051-1434

DOI - 10.1093/conphys/cow049

Subject(s) - captivity , passer , propranolol , sparrow , corticosterone , biology , medicine , endocrinology , heart rate , chronic stress , phentolamine , glucocorticoid , zoology , hormone , blood pressure

Wild animals can become chronically stressed when they are brought into captivity. Newly captured animals have altered glucocorticoid concentrations and increased heart rates, in part because of high concentrations of epinephrine and norepinephrine. β-Blockers (but not α-blockers) might help to reduce some chronic stress symptoms in newly captured wild house sparrows.

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