Saliva cortisol and testosterone in the guinea pig: Measures for the endocrine function of adrenals and testes?

Steroids

Volumn 61, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 647-650

  Fenske, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

ACTH; guinea pig; HCG; plasma; saliva

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CORTICOTROPIN; HYDROCORTISONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ADRENAL CORTEX FUNCTION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GUINEA PIG; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; NONHUMAN; SALIVA ANALYSIS; SALIVA LEVEL; SEX HORMONE DETERMINATION; TESTIS FUNCTION; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

ANIMALIA; CAVIA PORCELLUS; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0030297864     PISSN: 0039128X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0039-128X(96)00185-7     Document Type: Article

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