Quantification of cortisol, cortisol immunoreactive metabolites, and immunoglobulin A in serum, saliva, urine, and feces for noninvasive assessment of stress in reindeer

Canadian Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 151-154

  Rehbinder, Claes ^a   Hau, Jann ^a,b  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL WELLBEING; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYDROCORTISONE URINE LEVEL; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; NONHUMAN; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; REINDEER; RELIABILITY; SALIVA ANALYSIS; STRESS; VALIDATION PROCESS; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; FECES; FEMALE; HYDROCORTISONE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; MALE; REINDEER; SALIVA; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; URINE;

ANIMALIA; RANGIFER TARANDUS;

EID: 33646343942     PISSN: 08309000     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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