Excretion of corticosteroids in urine and faeces of hares (Lepus europaeus)

Journal of Comparative Physiology - B Biochemical, Systemic, and Environmental Physiology

Volumn 170, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 163-168

  Teskey Gerstl, A ^a   Bamberg, E ^a   Steineck, T ^a   Palme, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Austria)

Author keywords

Faeces; Glucocorticoids; Hare; Non invasive; Urine

Indexed keywords

11 OXOAETIOCHOLANOLONE; 11,17 DIOXOANDROSTANE; ADRENAL CORTEX; CORTICOSTEROID; CORTICOSTERONE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FECES; GLUCOCORTICOID; HARE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; LEPUS EUROPAEUS; METABOLITE; RADIOACTIVITY; STRESS TOLERANCE; URINE;

EID: 0034074853     PISSN: 01741578     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003600050271     Document Type: Article

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