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Time lag between peak concentrations of plasma and salivary cortisol following a stressful procedure in dairy cattle

BACKGROUND: Measurement of salivary cortisol has been used extensively as a non-invasive alternative to blood sampling to assess adrenal activity in ruminants. However, there is evidence suggesting a considerable delay in the transfer of cortisol from plasma into saliva. Previous studies in cattle h...

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Autores principales: Hernandez, Carlos E, Thierfelder, Tomas, Svennersten-Sjaunja, Kerstin, Berg, Charlotte, Orihuela, Agustin, Lidfors, Lena
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4194406/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25297979
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13028-014-0061-3