title: Comparative quantitation of the physiological response to acute stress in impala and roan antelope.
abstract: 1. The concentrations of 8 variables in the blood of impala and roan antelope exposed to acute stress were investigated. 2. An objective measure of the acute stress response, based on the % maximal change of the 8 variables, is suggested. 3. The method takes into account the species specificity of the stress response and is based on changes in the concentration of variables which reflect the (general) hormonal and (neuro-) endocrine balance of an animal at a given time. 4. The species-specific experimental response to stress (SSERTS), thus obtained, is time and procedure dependent.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D001798:Blood Proteins / Q000032:analysis; D002395:Catecholamines / Q000097:blood; D003670:Deer / Q000502:physiology*; D006234:Handling, Psychological; D006400:Hematocrit; D006854:Hydrocortisone / Q000097:blood; D007773:Lactates / Q000097:blood; D008055:Lipids / Q000097:blood; D012016:Reference Values; D012149:Restraint, Physical; D013045:Species Specificity; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000503:physiopathology*
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D001798:Blood Proteins; D002395:Catecholamines; D007773:Lactates; D008055:Lipids; D006854:Hydrocortisone