Physiological validation of enzyme immunoassay of fecal glucocorticoid metabolite levels and diurnal variation measured in captive Black-tufted Marmoset Callithrix penicillata (Mammalia: Primates: Callitrichidae)

Physiological validation of enzyme immunoassay of fecal glucocorticoid metabolite levels and diurnal variation measured in captive Black-tufted Marmoset Callithrix penicillata (Mammalia: Primates: Callitrichidae)

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<p>Measuring stress responses is an important aspect for the conservation of endangered wild species.  Non-invasive measuring of glucocorticoid metabolite levels has become an important tool to measure stress intensity.  The aims of the present study were as follows: to validate the enzyme imm...

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Main Authors: Cristiane Schilbach Pizzutto, Manuela Gonçalves Fraga Geronymo Sgai, Cláudia Pereda Francischini, Priscila Viau, Cláudio Alvarenga de Oliveira, Marcelo Alcindo de Barros Vaz Guimarães
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wildlife Information Liaison Development Society 2015-05-01
Series:Journal of Threatened Taxa
Subjects:
Callithrix penicillata
diurnal variation
fecal glucocorticoid metabolites
stress
validation.
Online Access:http://threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/2020

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