Non-invasive Measurement of Corticosterone in Food Restricted Rats

Blood CORT is commonly used to assess stress in rodents, but sampling can trigger a rapid stress response. This study aims to identify whether faecal CORT metabolites (FCM) can reflect changes in CORT induced by 7-day food restriction (FR) and an ACTH challenge. Blood and 24hr faecal samples were co...

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Main Author: Cole, Deborah
Other Authors: Amara, Catherine
Language:en_ca
Published: 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1807/33387