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Methodological Considerations in the Analysis of Fecal Glucocorticoid Metabolites in Tufted Capuchins (Cebus apella)

Analysis of fecal glucocorticoid (GC) metabolites has recently become the standard method to monitor adrenocortical activity in primates noninvasively. However, given variation in the production, metabolism, and excretion of GCs across species and even between sexes, there are no standard methods th...

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Autores principales: Wheeler, Brandon C., Tiddi, Barbara, Kalbitzer, Urs, Visalberghi, Elisabetta, Heistermann, Michael
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer US 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3789889/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24098064
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10764-013-9703-y