Hair cortisol: A parameter of chronic stress? Insights from a radiometabolism study in guinea pigs

Journal of Comparative Physiology B: Biochemical, Systemic, and Environmental Physiology

Volumn 182, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 985-996

  Keckeis, Karin ^a   Lepschy, Michael ^a   Schöpper, Hanna ^a   Moser, Lukas ^a   Troxler, Josef ^a   Palme, Rupert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Austria)

Author keywords

Feces; Glucocorticoids; Guinea pig; Hair follicle; Non invasive; Stress

Indexed keywords

GLUCOCORTICOID; HYDROCORTISONE; TRITIUM;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FECES; GUINEA PIG; HAIR; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; URINE; VALIDATION STUDY;

ANIMALS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; FECES; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; GUINEA PIGS; HAIR; HYDROCORTISONE; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; TRITIUM;

ANIMALIA; CAVIA;

EID: 84866713693     PISSN: 01741578     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00360-012-0674-7     Document Type: Article

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