Comparative aspects of the metabolism and excretion of cortisol in three individual nonhuman primates

General and Comparative Endocrinology

Volumn 117, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 427-438

  Bahr, N I ^a   Palme, R ^b   Mohle U ^a   Hodges, J K ^a   Heistermann, M ^a  

^a GERMAN PRIMATE CENTER   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Austria)

Author keywords

Chimpanzee; Common marmoset; Cortisol metabolism; Long tailed macaque; Nonhuman primates; Urinary and fecal excretion

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ARTICLE; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HORMONE METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; PRIMATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URINARY EXCRETION;

CALLITHRIX JACCHUS; MACACA FASCICULARIS; PAN TROGLODYTES;

EID: 0034089770     PISSN: 00166480     EISSN: 10956840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/gcen.1999.7431     Document Type: Article

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