Validation of an enzyme immunoassay for measurement of fecal dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate in gibbons and siamangs

• Published in: Zoo biology Vol. 41; no. 6; pp. 544 - 553
• Main Author: Takeshita, Rafaela S. C.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.11.2022
• Subjects: accidents; adrenal steroids; captive animals; Captivity; Dehydroepiandrosterone; Dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate; DHEAS; Enzyme immunoassay; enzyme immunoassays; Enzymes; Feces; females; freeze-thaw cycles; Freeze-thawing; freezers; gibbons; Glucocorticoids; Hormones; Hylobates syndactylus; Immunoassay; noninvasive endocrinology; Parturition; prasterone; Quality of life; siamangs; Stability; Storage temperature; Stress; Stress response; Sulfates; transportation; Vaccination; Wildlife; Zoo animals; Zoological gardens; zoos; adrenal steroids; noninvasive endocrinology; siamangs; DHEAS; gibbons

Monitoring wildlife stress levels is essential to ensure their quality of life in captivity or in the wild. One promising method to assess the stress response is the comeasurement of glucocorticoids (GC) and dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate (DHEAS), adrenal hormones involved in the modulation of the s...