Short-term stressors and corticosterone effects on immunity in male toads (Rhinella icterica): A neuroimmune-endocrine approach

• Published in: Brain, behavior, & immunity. Health Vol. 13; p. 100230
• Main Authors: Titon, Stefanny Christie Monteiro, Titon Junior, Braz, Gomes, Fernando Ribeiro, Assis, Vania Regina
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Inc 01.05.2021; Elsevier
• Subjects: Acute stress; Amphibian; Ecoimmunology; Full Length; Immune response; Acute stress; Immune response; Amphibian; Ecoimmunology

In the last decades, it is growing the idea that stress-induced immunomodulation is bimodal: with acute stress associated with enhancing effects while chronic stress with suppressive effects. However, the immune-endocrine interactions and its implications are often overlooked in ectotherms. We inves...