Ecological and medical researchers are investing great effort to determine the role of M
aternally‐D erived S tress (MDS) as an inducer of phenotypic plasticity in offspring. Many …

Chronic activation of the stress axis caused by long‐term uncontrollable and unpredictable
factors in the environment has been regarded as causing maladaptive and/or pathological …

Steroid hormones, including those produced by the gonads and the adrenal glands, are
known to influence brain development during sensitive periods of life. Until recently, most …

In fluctuating environments, mothers may enhance the fitness of their offspring by adjusting
offspring phenotypes to match the environment they will experience at independence. In free …

Biomedical researchers have long appreciated that maternal stressors can induce
preparative and adaptive programming in offspring via exposure to maternal Glucocorticoids …

Corticosterone, the main stress hormone in birds, mediates resource allocation, allowing
animals to adjust their physiology and behaviour to changes in the environment. Incubation …

Genetic background, prenatal and post‐natal early‐life conditions influence the
development of interconnected physiological systems and thereby shape the phenotype …

Given the similarities in genetic and cellular function among vertebrates, species exposed to
endocrine‐disrupting compounds (EDCs) could be used as sentinels to determine potential …

This study aimed to evaluate a stress model induced by corticosterone (CORT)
supplementation in the diet of broiler breeder hens. 2. A total of 60 Ross broiler breeder …

Glucocorticoids (GCs) are vital for embryonic development and their bioactivity is regulated
by the intracellular metabolism involving 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenases (11β-HSDs) …