Relationship between plasma testosterone and urinary felinine in the growing kitten

Physiology and Behavior

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 83-87

  Tarttelin, M F ^a   Hendriks, W H ^b   Moughan, P J ^b  

^a 1 Melrose Street ^*  (Australia)

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Cats; Felidae; Felinine; Testosterone; Urine

Indexed keywords

FELININE; SEX PHEROMONE; TESTOSTERONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; ASSAY; CAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; URINE;

EID: 0032144625     PISSN: 00319384     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-9384(98)00132-2     Document Type: Article

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