Collection and analysis of blood samples to detect stress proteins in wild birds

Journal of Field Ornithology

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 281-287

  Tomás, Gustavo ^a   Martínez, Javier ^a,b   Merino, Santiago ^a  

^a MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALCALÁ   (Spain)

Author keywords

Blood sampling; Centrifugation; Freezing; Heat shock proteins; Stress response; Western blot

Indexed keywords

AVES; PARUS; PARUS MAJOR;

EID: 4243108311     PISSN: 02738570     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1648/0273-8570-75.3.281     Document Type: Article

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