Technical note: Comparison of salivary and serum cortisol concentrations after adrenocorticotropic hormone challenge in ewes

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 599-603

  Yates, D T ^a   Ross, T T ^a   Hallford, D M ^a   Yates, L J ^a   Wesley, R L ^a  

^a NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adrenocorticotropic hormone challenge; Saliva collection; Salivary cortisol

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; HYDROCORTISONE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; SALIVA; SHEEP; TIME;

ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ANIMALS; FEMALE; HYDROCORTISONE; SALIVA; SHEEP; TIME FACTORS;

OVIS ARIES;

EID: 75949122082     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2009-2204     Document Type: Article

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