Comparison of two methods for glucocorticoid evaluation in maned wolves

Pesquisa Veterinaria Brasileira

Volumn 31, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2011, Pages 79-83

  Vasconcellos, Angélica S ^a   Chelini, Marie Odile M ^a   Palme, Rupert ^b   V Guimarães, Marcelo A B ^a   Oliveira, Cláudio A ^a   Ades, César ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Austria)

Author keywords

ACTH; Corticosterone; Cortisol; Immunoassay; Non invasive monitoring; Stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867446838     PISSN: 0100736X     EISSN: 16785150     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0100-736X2011001300013     Document Type: Article

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