Maternal corticosterone elevation during egg formation in chickens ( Gallus gallus domesticus ) influences offspring traits, partly via prenatal undernutrition

Highlights • We elevated plasma corticosterone levels in female chickens and collected their eggs. • Several traits were measured in the offspring that hatched from these eggs. • Maternal plasma corticosterone elevation affected offspring’s behaviour and physiology. • Reduced egg mass correlated wit...

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Published in:General and comparative endocrinology 2013-09, Vol.191, p.83-91
Main Authors: Henriksen, Rie, Rettenbacher, Sophie, G.G. Groothuis, Ton
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
animal models
Animals
Chickens
children
correlation
corticosterone
Corticosterone - blood
Corticosterone - metabolism
Eggs
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Female
Food competition
Gallus gallus
hatching
humans
Immunocompetence
laying hens
malnutrition
maternal effect
mental health
mothers
nutrition
oogenesis
Plasma testosterone
pregnancy
Prenatal environment
progesterone
TECHNOLOGY
TEKNIKVETENSKAP
testosterone
Testosterone - blood
Testosterone - metabolism
Tonic immobility
Visual lateralization
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Summary:Highlights • We elevated plasma corticosterone levels in female chickens and collected their eggs. • Several traits were measured in the offspring that hatched from these eggs. • Maternal plasma corticosterone elevation affected offspring’s behaviour and physiology. • Reduced egg mass correlated with the offspring’s reduced growth and competitiveness. • Maternal effects were not mediated via alterations in yolk steroid concentrations.
ISSN:0016-6480
1095-6840
1095-6840
DOI:10.1016/j.ygcen.2013.05.028