Specific gravity and creatinine as corrections for variation in urine concentration in humans, gorillas, and woolly monkeys

American Journal of Primatology

Volumn 72, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1082-1091

  White, Brent C ^a   Jamison, Keri M ^b   Grieb, Cassie ^c   Lally, Drew ^d   Luckett, Cloe ^e   Kramer, Katie S ^f   Phillips, Justin ^d  

^a Psychobiology Program   (Georgia)

^b University of Louisville School of Dentistry   (Georgia)

^c The University of Tennessee   (Georgia)

^d University of Louisville   (Georgia)

^e GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f Dominican University   (Georgia)

Author keywords

Circadian variation; Cortisol; Creatinine; Gorilla; Specific gravity; Woolly monkey

Indexed keywords

CREATINE; HYDROCORTISONE;

ANHYDRITE; BODY SIZE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HORMONE; HYDRATION; IMMUNOASSAY; PRIMATE; SALIVA; SERUM; URINE;

ADULT; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ATELIDAE; BLOOD; CHEMISTRY; COLORIMETRY; FEMALE; GORILLA; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; REFERENCE VALUE; REFRACTOMETRY; RELATIVE DENSITY; SALIVA; URINE;

ADULT; ANIMALS; ATELINAE; COLORIMETRY; CREATINE; FEMALE; GORILLA GORILLA; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; REFERENCE VALUES; REFRACTOMETRY; SALIVA; SPECIFIC GRAVITY;

ANIMALIA; LAGOTHRIX; PRIMATES;

EID: 77958615696     PISSN: 02752565     EISSN: 10982345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajp.20867     Document Type: Article

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