Assessment of the physiologic stress response by quantification of fecal corticosteroids

Noninvasive techniques to monitor reproductive or stress hormones are now widely used in captive and free-ranging wildlife. These methods offer great advantages and deserve to be used also in laboratory rodents. However, we remain naïve about factors that may influence the accuracy of these techniqu...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science 2006-05, Vol.45 (3), p.8-11
Hauptverfasser:	Chelini, M.O.M, Souza, N.L, Cortopassi, S.R.G, Felippe, E.C.G, Oliveira, C.A
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	adrenal cortex hormones adrenal response animal stress Animals chemical concentration cortisol cortisol metabolites Cricetinae feces Feces - chemistry Female golden hamsters Hydrocortisone - analysis Hydrocortisone - metabolism metabolites ovariectomy Ovariectomy - adverse effects Ovariectomy - veterinary physiological response quantitative analysis radioimmunoassays Rodent Diseases - etiology Rodent Diseases - metabolism Stress, Physiological - physiopathology Time Factors validity
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