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Impact of Indigestible Materials on the Efficiency of Fecal Corticosterone Immunoassay Testing in Pituophis Species

SIMPLE SUMMARY: Evaluating stress in animals is important for improving animal welfare and husbandry. However, it has been challenging to establish reliable and noninvasive methods for quantifying stress. Steroid hormones released during prolonged periods of stress are metabolized by the liver and e...

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Autores principales: Racine, Holly, Guthrie, Kinsey Skalican, Hill, Tyler, Loughman, Zachary
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9179318/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35681872
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani12111410