Excretion and metabolic fate of radiolabeled estradiol and testosterone in the cockatiel (Nymphicus hollandicus)

Zoo Biology

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 505-518

  Tell, Lisa A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cockatiel; Estradiol; Fecal steroids; Steroid excretion; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

AVES; NYMPHICUS HOLLANDICUS;

EID: 0039560454     PISSN: 07333188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1098-2361(1997)16:6<505::aid-zoo4>3.0.co;2-e     Document Type: Article

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