Changes in serum and urinary corticosterone and testosterone during short-term capture and handling in the cane toad (Rhinella marina)

General and Comparative Endocrinology

Volumn 191, Issue , 2013, Pages 225-230

  Narayan, Edward J ^a   Cockrem, John ^b   Hero, Jean Marc ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Conservation physiology; Corticosterone; Serum; Testosterone; Urine sampling

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTERONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANURA; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CAPTURE AND HANDLING PROTOCOL; CORTICOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; CORTICOSTERONE URINE LEVEL; ENDOCRINE FUNCTION TEST; MALE; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE VALUE; RELIABILITY; RHINELLA MARINA; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; TESTOSTERONE URINE LEVEL; URINALYSIS; URINE LEVEL;

CONSERVATION PHYSIOLOGY; CORTICOSTERONE; SERUM; TESTOSTERONE; URINE SAMPLING;

ANIMALS; BUFO MARINUS; CORTICOSTERONE; MALE; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 84881000919     PISSN: 00166480     EISSN: 10956840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2013.06.018     Document Type: Article

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