Plasma hormones in neotropical and domestic cats undergoing routine manipulations

Research in Veterinary Science

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 263-270

  Genaro, G ^a   Moraes, W ^b   Silva, J C R ^a,c   Adania, C H ^a,c   Franci, C R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b Criadouro de Animais Silvestres Itaipu Binacional ^*  (Brazil)

^c Associacao Mata Ciliar   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Domestic cat; Hormones; Neotropical cats; Reproduction; Stress

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; HYDROCORTISONE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROGESTERONE; PROLACTIN; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL HEALTH; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET RESTRICTION; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; NEOTROPICS; NONHUMAN; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; PROLACTIN BLOOD LEVEL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SEDATION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SPECIES EXTINCTION; STRESS; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, ZOO; CATS; ESTRADIOL; FELIDAE; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; HORMONES; HYDROCORTISONE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; PROGESTERONE; PROLACTIN; STRESS; TESTOSTERONE;

FELIDAE; FELIS CATUS; LEOPARDUS TIGRINUS;

EID: 33846809443     PISSN: 00345288     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rvsc.2006.07.013     Document Type: Article

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