Assessment of urine and fecal testosterone metabolite excretion in Chinchilla lanigera males

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 86, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 339-351

  Busso, Juan Manuel ^a,c   Ponzio, Marina Flavia ^a,c   Dabbene, Viviana ^b   De Cuneo, Marta Fiol ^a,c   Ruiz, Rubén Daniel ^a,c  

^a FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS MÉDICAS   (Argentina)

^b Centro de Excelencia en Productos y Procesos de Cordoba   (Argentina)

^c Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Chinchilla testosterone; Non invasive techniques; Urinary and fecal androgen metabolites

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CHINCHILLA BREVICAUDATA; CHINCHILLA LANIGERA;

EID: 14744282933     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2004.08.001     Document Type: Article

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