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Do Handling and Transport Stress Influence Adrenocortical Response in the Tortoises (Testudo hermanni)?

The goal of this study was to analyze circulating cortisol levels from tortoises (Testudo hermanni) to establish reference intervals and to develop guidelines for the interpretation of the effect of handling and transport stress. Blood samples were obtained from the caudal venous from 23 healthy juv...

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Autores principales: Fazio, Esterina, Medica, Pietro, Bruschetta, Giuseppe, Ferlazzo, Adriana
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4060555/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24977048
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/798273