Full papers:
Tryptophan metabolism, from nutrition to potential therapeutic applications.
Amino Acids, 41: 1195-1205.
Gimsa, U.; Kanitz, E.; Otten, W.; Aheng,
C.; Tuchscherer, M.; Ricquier,
D.; Miroux, B.; Ibrahim, S.M. (2011):
Alterations in anxiety-like behavior following
knockout of the uncoupling protein 2 (ucp2) gene in
mice. Life Sciences, 89: 677-684.
Zimmermann,
S.; Zöls, S.; Otten,
W.; Palzer, A.; Ritzmann, M.; Heinritzi, K. (2011):
Evaluation of carbon dioxide anaesthesia for the castration of male suckling
piglets by stress hormone concentrations, behaviour and clinical factors. Berl. Münch. Tierärztl.
Wochenschr.,
124: 368-375.
Kanitz, E.; Otten,
W.; Hameister, T.; Tuchscherer, M.; Puppe, B.; Tuchscherer, A.
(2011):
Age-related changes in corticosteroid receptor expression and monoamine
neurotransmitter concentrations in various brain regions of postnatal pigs. J. Neurosci. Res., 89: 1134-1141.
Rehfeldt, C.; Lang, I.S.; Görs, S.; Hennig,
U.; Kalbe, C.; Stabenow, B.; Brüssow, K.-P.; Pfuhl, R.; Bellmann, O.; Nürnberg, G.; Otten,
W.; Metges, C.C. (2011):
Limited and excess dietary protein during gestation affects growth and
compositional traits in gilts and impairs offspring fetal
growth. J. Anim. Sci., 89: 329-341.
Kiank, C.; Zeden, J.-P.; Drude,
S.; Domanska, G.; Fusch,
G.; Otten, W.; Schütt,
C. (2010):
Psychological stress-induced, IDO1-dependent tryptophan catabolism:
implications on immunosuppression in mice and humans. PLoS
ONE, 5(7): e11825.
Otten,
W.; Kanitz, E.; Couret, D.; Veissier, I.; Prunier, A.;
Merlot, E. (2010):
Maternal social stress during late pregnancy affects
hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal function and brain neurotransmitter systems in
pig offspring. Domest. Anim. Endocrinol.,
38: 146-156.
Mühlbauer, I.C.; Otten,
W.; Lüpping, W.; Palzer,
A.; Zöls, S.; Elicker, S.; Ritzmann, M.; Heinritzi, K.
(2009):
Untersuchung zur CO2-Narkose als eine Alternative zur betäubungslosen
Kastration von Saugferkeln. Prakt. Tierarzt, 90: 460-464.
Gräbner, M.; Kanitz, E.; Otten, W.* (2009):
Pränataler Stress bei Nutztieren: Eine Übersicht. Berl. Mün. Tierärztl. Wochenschr., 122:
73-81.
Gimsa, U.; Kanitz, E.; Otten, W.; Ibrahim, S.M. (2009):
Behavior and stress reactivity in mouse strains with
mitochondrial DNA variations. Ann. NY Acad. Sci., 1153: 131-138.
Yu, X; Gimsa, U.; Wester-Rosenlöf,
L.; Kanitz, E.; Otten,
W.; Kunz, M.; Ibrahim, S.M. (2009):
Dissecting the effects of mtDNA variations on complex
traits using mouse conplastic strains. Genome Res.,19:
159-165.
Couret, D.; Otten, W.;
Puppe, B.; Prunier, A.;
Merlot, E. (2009):
Behavioural, endocrine and immune responses to repeated social stress in
pregnant gilts. Animal, 3: 118-127.
Metges, C.C.; Otten,
W.; Rehfeldt, C. (2008):
Metabolic Programming in Farm Animals. Proc. Soc. Nutr.
Physiol., 17: 17-26.
Puppe, B.; Meunier-Salaün,
M.C.; Otten, W.; Orgeur,
P. (2008):
The welfare of piglets. In: Welfare of pigs – From birth to slaughter, Faucitano, L. and Schaefer, A. (eds.), Wageningen
Academic Publishers, Wageningen, The Netherlands,
ISBN-13: 978-90-8686-066-1, pp. 97-132.
Otten, W.; Kanitz, E.; Tuchscherer, M.; Brüssow, K.P.; Nürnberg, G. (2008):
Repeated administrations of adrenocorticotropic hormone during late gestation
in pigs: maternal cortisol response and effects on fetal
HPA axis and brain neurotransmitter systems. Theriogenology,
69: 312-322.
Merlot, E.; Couret, D.; Otten,
W. (2008):
Prenatal stress, fetal imprinting and immunity. Brain
Behav. Immun., 22: 42-51.
Schulz, C.; Ritzmann, M.; Palzer,
A.; Otten, W.; Heinritzi, K. (2007):
Verlauf der Noradrenalin- und Adrenalinkonzentrationen vor und nach der
Kastration von Saugferkeln mit und ohne Isofluran-Narkose.
Deut. Tierärztl.
Wochenschr., 114: 454-459.
Otten, W.; Kanitz,
E.; Tuchscherer, M.; Puppe,
B.; Nürnberg, G. (2007):
Repeated administrations of adrenocorticotropic hormone during gestation in
gilts: effects on growth, behaviour and immune responses of their piglets. Livest.
Sci., 106: 261-270.
Kanitz, E.; Otten,
W.; Tuchscherer, M. (2006):
Changes of endocrine and neurochemical profiles in neonatal pigs prenatally
exposed to increased maternal cortisol. J. Endocrinol.,
191: 1-15.
Heinritzi, K.; Ritzmann,
M.; Otten, W. (2006):
Alternativen zur Kastration von Saugferkeln, Bestimmung von Katecholaminen
sowie Wundheilung nach Kastration von Saugferkeln zu unterschiedlichen
Zeitpunkten. Deut. Tierärztl. Wochenschr., 113: 94-97.
Kanitz, E.; Otten,
W.; Tuchscherer, M. (2005):
Central and peripheral effects of repeated noise stress on
hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenocortical axis in pigs. Livest. Prod. Sci., 94:
213-224.
Brüssow, K.P.; Schneider, F.; Kanitz,
E.; Otten, W.; Tuchscherer,
M. (2005):
Alteration of reproductive hormone levels in pregnant sows induced by repeated
ACTH application and its possible influence on pre- and postnatal hormone
secretion of piglets. J. Reprod. Dev., 51:
133-142.
Schwerin, M.; Kanitz, E.; Tuchscherer,
M.; Brüssow, K.P.; Nürnberg,
G.; Otten, W.* (2005):
Stress-related gene expression in brain and adrenal gland of porcine fetuses and neonates. Theriogenology,
63: 1220-1234.
Brüssow, K.P.; Schneider, F.; Kanitz,
E.; Otten, W. (2005):
Vlijanije injekzii adrenokortikotropnovo gormona na uroven' reproduktivnykh
gormonov u svinomatok i na prenatal'nuju i postnatal'nuju sekreziju u porosjat. Visnik Poltavs'koi Derzhavnji Agrarnoi Akademii, 38:
108-114.
Otten, W.; Kanitz, E.; Puppe, B.; Tuchscherer, M.; Brüssow, K.P.; Nürnberg, G.;
Stabenow, B. (2004):
Acute and long term effects of chronic intermittent noise stress on
hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenocortical and sympatho-adrenomedullary
axis in pigs. Anim. Sci., 78: 271-284.
Schneider, F.; Brüssow, K.P.; Kanitz,
E.; Otten, W.; Tuchscherer,
A. (2004):
Maternal reproductive hormone levels after repeated ACTH application to
pregnant gilts. Anim. Reprod.
Sci., 81: 321-335.
Otten, W.; Kanitz, E.; Tuchscherer, M.; Schneider, F.; Brüssow,
K.P. (2004):
Effects of adrenocorticotropin stimulation on cortisol
dynamics of pregnant gilts and their fetuses:
implications for prenatal stress studies. Theriogenology,
61: 1649-1659.
Kanitz, E.; Otten,
W.; Tuchscherer, M.; Manteuffel,
G. (2003):
Effects of prenatal stress on corticosteroid receptors and monoamine
concentrations in limbic areas of suckling piglets (Sus scrofa)
at different ages. J. Vet. Med. A, 50: 132-139.
Tuchscherer, M.; Kanitz,
E.; Otten, W.; Tuchscherer,
A. (2002):
Effects of prenatal stress on cellular and humoral
immune responses in neonatal pigs. Vet. Immunol. Immunopathol., 86: 195-203.
Otten, W.; Puppe, B.; Kanitz, E.; Schön, P.C.;
Stabenow, B. (2002):
Physiological and behavioral effects of different
success during social confrontation in pigs with prior dominance experience.
Physiol. Behav., 75: 127-133.
Otten, W.; Kanitz, E.; Tuchscherer, M.; Nürnberg, G.
(2001):
Effects of prenatal restraint stress on hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenocortical
and sympatho-adrenomedullary axis in neonatal pigs.
Anim. Sci., 73: 279-287.
Otten, W.; Kanitz, E.; Tuchscherer, M. (2001):
Prenatal stress alters endocrine and immune reactions in neonatal pigs. In:
STRESS: Neural, Endocrine and Molecular Studies. Eds.: R. McCarty, G. Aguilera,
E. Sabban and R. Kvetnansky,
Taylor and Francis,
Otten, W.; Kanitz, E.; Tuchscherer, M. (2000):
Prenatal stress in pigs: effects on growth, physiological stress reactions and
immune function. Begleitsymposium zum 3. Wilhelm-Stahl-Symposium 2000, Dummerstorf, Germany, Sonderheft „Tiergerechte Haltung und
Stressbewältigung beim Nutztier“, Arch. Tierz. 43: 159-164.
Otten, W.; Puppe, B.; Kanitz, E.; Schön, P.C.;
Stabenow, B. (1999):
Effects of dominance and familiarity on behaviour and plasma stress hormones in
growing pigs during social confrontation. J. Vet. Med.
A 46: 277-292.
Kanitz, E.; Otten, W.; Nürnberg,
G.; Brüssow, K.P. (1999):
Effects of age and maternal reactivity on the stress response of the
pituitary-adrenocortical axis and the sympathetic nervous system in neonatal
pigs. Anim. Sci. 68: 519-526.
Kanitz, E.; Manteuffel, G.;
Otten, W. (1998):
Effects of weaning and restraint stress on glucocorticoid receptor binding
capacity in limbic areas of domestic pigs. Brain Res. 804: 311-315.
Otten, W.; Puppe, B.; Stabenow, B.; Kanitz, E.; Schön, P.C.; Brüssow, K.; Nürnberg, G. (1997):
Agonistic interactions and physiological reactions of top and bottom ranking
pigs confronted with a familiar and an unfamiliar group: Preliminary results.
Appl. Anim. Behav. Sci. 55: 79-90.
Hartmann, S.; Otten, W.; Kratzmair, M.; Seewald, M.J.; Iaizzo, P.A.; Eichinger, H.M. (1997):
The influence of breed, susceptibility to malignant hyperthermia and gender on
the lipid composition of skeletal muscle and adipose tissue in swine. Am. J.
Vet. Res. 58: 738-743.
Otten, W.; Iaizzo, P.A.; Eichinger,
H.M. (1997):
Effects of a high omega 3 fatty acid diet on membrane lipid composition of
heart and skeletal muscle in normal swine and those with the genetic mutation
for malignant hyperthermia. J. Lipid Res. 38: 2023-2034.
Otten, W.; Eichinger, H.M. (1996):
Carbohydrate and lipid metabolism at rest and under physical and metabolic load
in normal swine and those with the genetic mutation for malignant hyperthermia.
Anim. Sci., 62:
581-590.
Otten, W.; Stabenow, B.; Puppe, B.; Kanitz,
E.; Schön, P.C.; Nürnberg, G. (1996):
Physiologische Reaktionen von Läuferschweinen mit unterschiedlichem sozialen
Rang bei Sozialkontakt mit bekannter und unbekannter Gruppe. KTBL-Schrift 373,
Aktuelle Arbeiten zur artgemäßen Tierhaltung 1995, Darmstadt, 27-36.
Otten, W.; Stabenow, B.; Schön, P.C.; Puppe,
B.; Kanitz, E. (1996):
Physiological adaptations of
growing pigs under different social conditions. Stocarstvo, 50: 411-418.
Hartmann, S.; Otten, W.; Kratzmair, M.; Seewald, M.J.; Eichinger, H.M.
(1995):
Studies on fatty acid pattern and cholesterol level of various kinds of fatty
tissue of pigs. Ernährungs-Umschau, 42:
438-441.
Otten, W.; Berrer, A.; Bergerhoff,
T.; Goldberg, M.; Eichinger, H.M. (1995):
Effects of dietary magnesium fumarate supplementation
on blood metabolites and meat quality in swine. Magnesium Bulletin, 17:
91-95.
Otten, W.; Wirth, C.; Iaizzo, P.A.; Eichinger, H.M. (1993):
A high omega 3 fatty acid diet alters fatty acid composition of heart, liver,
kidney, adipose tissue and skeletal muscle in swine. Ann. Nutr.
Metab.,
37: 134-141.
Eichinger, H.M.; Berrer,
A.; Otten, W. (1993):
Circadian pattern of heart rates in Pietrain and
German Landrace pigs with different susceptibility to the Malignant
Hyperthermia Syndrome. Biotelemetry XII, Eds.: P. Mancini et al., Lithografica
Selici, Pisa, 147-153.
Goldberg, M.; Eichinger, H.M.; Otten, W.; Merkenschlager,
M. (1991):
Untersuchungen zum Pteridinmuster im Harn von
Schweinen verschiedener Rassen und Halothan-Genotypen
in Abhängigkeit von Ernährung und Belastung. Tierärztl.
Praxis, 19: 493-469.
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