Noninvasive monitoring of androgens in male amazonian manatee (Trichechus Inunguis): Biologic validation

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 458-465

  Amaral, Rodrigo De Souza ^a   Rosas, Fernando Cesar Weber ^b   Viau, Priscila ^a   D'Affonsêca Neto, José Anselmo ^b   Da Silva, Vera Maria Ferreira ^b   De Oliveira, Cláudio Alvarenga ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS DA AMAZÔNIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Amazonian manatee; Noninvasive methods; Radioimmunoassay; Sirenian; Testosterone; Trichechus inunguis

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; GONADORELIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CHEMISTRY; FECES; LACRIMAL APPARATUS; MALE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; SALIVA; TRICHECHUS INUNGUIS; URINE;

ANDROGENS; ANIMALS; FECES; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; LACRIMAL APPARATUS; MALE; REPRODUCTION; SALIVA; TRICHECHUS INUNGUIS; URINE;

ANIMALIA; BOVINAE; SIRENIA; TRICHECHIDAE; TRICHECHUS INUNGUIS;

EID: 70350153871     PISSN: 10427260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1638/2008-0111.1     Document Type: Article

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