Use of alternative matrices to monitor steroid hormones in aquatic mammals: A review

Aquatic Mammals

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 162-171

  Amaral, Rodrigo S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Blubber; Cetaceans; Feces; Immunoassays; Mustelids; Pinnipeds; Saliva; Sirenians; Urine

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; BIOASSAY; CETACEAN; ESTROGENIC COMPOUND; HORMONE; MARINE MAMMAL; MATRIX; MONITORING SYSTEM; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; PINNIPED; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; RESEARCH WORK; SIRENIAN; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STEROID;

ANIMALIA; CETACEA; MAMMALIA; MUSTELIDAE; PINNIPEDIA; SIRENIA;

EID: 77955740538     PISSN: 01675427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1578/AM.36.2.2010.162     Document Type: Article

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