Assessment of the physiologic stress response by quantification of fecal corticosteroids

Journal of the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 8-11

  Chelini, Marie Odile M ^a   Souza, Nívea L ^a   Cortopassi, Silvia R G ^a   Felippe, Érika C G ^a   Oliveira, Cláudio A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; HYDROCORTISONE;

ADRENAL GLAND; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTRACTION; FECES; FEMALE; HAMSTER; METABOLITE; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY;

ANIMALS; CRICETINAE; FECES; FEMALE; HYDROCORTISONE; OVARIECTOMY; RODENT DISEASES; STRESS; TIME FACTORS;

MESOCRICETUS AURATUS; RODENTIA;

EID: 33744816189     PISSN: 15596109     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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