What is the primary stress hormone in the axolotl? Well turns out they do both cortisol (like fish) and cortocosterone (like most amphibians). And use them under different stressor and with different dynamics. Paper #blusci #axolotl rdcu.be/e6pzr
The adrenal stress response involves distinct dynamics of both cortisol and corticosterone in the axolotl salamanderLab Animal - This study examines adrenal stress responses and injury signals in axolotl, showing that corticosterone dominates after amputation, while cortisol, which rises with handling stress, is...rdcu.be