Evaluating adrenal activity in African wild dogs (Lycaon pictus) by fecal corticosteroid analysis

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 129-133

  Monfort, S L ^a   Mashburn, K L ^a   Brewer, B A ^c   Creel, S R ^b  

^a SMITHSONIAN CONSERVATION BIOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BROOKFIELD ZOO   (United States)

Author keywords

ACTH; Adrenal gland; Fecal corticosteroids; Hormones; Lycaon pictus; Stress

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; CORTICOTROPIN; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT;

ADRENAL GLAND; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CARNIVORA; CHEMISTRY; FECES; FEMALE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ZOO ANIMAL;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ADRENAL GLANDS; ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, ZOO; CARNIVORA; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; FECES; FEMALE; MALE; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0032086447     PISSN: 10427260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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