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Comparison of Corticosterone Concentrations in Dermal Secretions and Urine in Free-Ranging Marine Toads (Rhinella marina) in Human Care

Corticosterone concentrations have been measured in amphibians by collecting blood or urine samples. However, blood sampling is invasive, and urine can be difficult to collect. A novel method of swabbing the skin of an amphibian has been utilized in numerous species but has not been verified in mari...

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Autores principales: Clarke, Emma, Heugten, Kimberly Ange-van, Tollefson, Troy N., Ridgley, Frank N., Smith, Dustin, Brown, Janine L., Scott, Heather, Minter, Larry J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10522434/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37766874
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2023/1467549