The effect of ACTH upon faecal glucocorticoid excretion in the koala

Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 219, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-12

  Davies, Nicole ^a   Gillett, Amber ^b   McAlpine, Clive ^a   Seabrook, Leonie ^a   Baxter, Greg ^a   Lunney, Daniel ^c,d   Bradley, Adrian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b Australia Zoo Queensland   (Australia)

^c OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENT AND HERITAGE   (Australia)

^d MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

ACTH challenge; Faecal pellets; Glucocorticoid; Koala; Metabolites

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTERONE; CORTICOTROPIN; HYDROCORTISONE; TRANSCORTIN;

ADRENAL CORTEX; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC STRESS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTEROID METABOLISM; CORTICOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; FECES; FEMALE; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; KOALA; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUSTAINED DRUG RELEASE;

ACTH CHALLENGE; FAECAL PELLETS; GLUCOCORTICOID; KOALA; METABOLITES;

ADRENAL CORTEX; ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ANIMALS; FECES; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; PHASCOLARCTIDAE;

EID: 84884197718     PISSN: 00220795     EISSN: 14796805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/JOE-13-0123     Document Type: Article

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