Measurement of faecal corticoid metabolites in domestic dogs

Schweizer Archiv fur Tierheilkunde

Volumn 148, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 649-655

  Farca, Anna Maria ^a,b   Cavana, P ^a   Badino, P ^a   Barbero, R ^a   Odore, R ^a   Pollicino, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dog; Faeces; Glucocorticoids; RIA; Stress

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

CORTICOTROPIN; GLUCOCORTICOID;

ADRENAL CORTEX; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; CHEMISTRY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DOG; DOG DISEASE; FECES; FEMALE; MALE; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STRESS;

ADRENAL CORTEX; ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ANIMALS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FECES; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; MALE; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STRESS;

EID: 33846146666     PISSN: 00367281     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1024/0036-7281.148.12.649     Document Type: Conference Paper

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