Stress and elevated cortisol levels are associated with pathological heart growth and
cardiovascular disease in humans and other mammals. We recently established a link …

Cardiac disease is a growing concern in farmed animals, and stress has been implicated as
a factor for myocardial dysfunction and mortality in commercial fish rearing. We recently …

Cardiac disease is frequently reported in farmed animals, and stress has been implicated as
a factor for myocardial dysfunction in commercial fish rearing. Cortisol is a major stress …

Stress and elevated plasma cortisol in salmonids have been linked with pathological
remodeling of the heart and deterioration of fitness and welfare. However, these …

In zebrafish (Danio rerio), de novo cortisol synthesis commences only after hatching,
providing an interesting model to study the effects of maternal stress and abnormal cortisol …

Juvenile rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) held in pairs form dominance hierarchies in
which subordinate individuals experience chronic social stress accompanied by lowered …

Chronic elevation of circulating cortisol is known to have deleterious effects on fish, but
information about the consequences of prolonged cortisol elevation on the metabolism of …

Cortisol is a critical neuroendocrine regulator of the stress response in fish. Cortisol
practically affects all tissues by interacting with an intracellular receptor and modulating …

Psychological stress is one of the factors associated with human cardiovascular disease.
Here, we demonstrate that acute perceived stress impairs the natural capacity of heart …

Cortisol is the final product of the hypothalamic-pituitary-interrenal (HPI) axis and acts as a
gluco-and mineralo-corticoid in fish. Long-term elevations of cortisol have been linked to …