Faecal corticosterone metabolite assessment in socially housed male and female Wistar rats
Knowledge of animals’ hormonal status is important for conservation studies in wild or semi-free-ranging conditions as well as for behavioural and clinical experiments conducted in laboratory research, mostly performed on rats and mice. Faecal sampling is a useful non-invasive method to obtain stero...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2018-01-01
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| Series: | Echo Research and Practice |
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| Online Access: | http://www.endocrineconnections.com/content/7/2/250.full |