Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5901572 | General and Comparative Endocrinology | 2012 | 11 Pages |
Abstract
⺠We validated a group specific fecal cortisol metabolite (FGCM) assay for the lowland gorilla. ⺠A field hormone extraction method performed as well as a laboratory method. ⺠Dried FGCM extracts at ambient temperature were equally stable as fecal extracts stored at â20 °C over 1 yr. ⺠FGCMs in alcohol were stable up to 28 days at ambient temperatures. ⺠FGCMs in un-preserved gorilla feces degrade to 50% of original value over 6 h.
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Authors
Kathryn Shutt, Joanna M. Setchell, Michael Heistermann,