Differences in interrenal tissue, biosynthetic capacity and ACTH sensitivity in progeny of sea bream from parents selected for high or low cortisol response

Abstract

Progeny of sea breamSparus auratafrom parents selected for high or low cortisol response tostress also showed similar divergent cortisol response after 48 h of handling and confinementstress. The high response progeny, however, had a lower basal unstimulated cortisol release andACTH-stimulated cortisol outputin vitro.