Comparative urinary androstanes in the great apes

• Published in: General and comparative endocrinology Vol. 130; no. 1; pp. 64 - 69
• Main Authors: Hagey, L.R., Czekala, N.M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 2003
• Subjects: Androstanes - urine; Animals; Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; Dehydroepiandrosterone - urine; Gorilla gorilla - urine; Hominidae - urine; Humans; Male; Pan paniscus - urine; Pan troglodytes - urine; Pongo pygmaeus - urine; Radioimmunoassay; Species Specificity; Spectrometry, Mass, Electrospray Ionization; Testosterone - blood; Testosterone - urine

Urinary androstanes from seven species of male great apes (human, bonobo, chimpanzee, lowland gorilla, mountain gorilla, Bornean orangutan, and Sumatran orangutan) were separated by HPLC and detected by RIA using two testosterone antibodies. All animals examined showed the presence of testosterone a...