Assessment of the physiologic stress response by quantification of fecal corticosteroids

• Published in: Journal of the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science Vol. 45; no. 3; pp. 8 - 11
• Main Authors: Chelini, M.O.M, Souza, N.L, Cortopassi, S.R.G, Felippe, E.C.G, Oliveira, C.A
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Association for Laboratory Animal Science 01.05.2006
• Subjects: adrenal cortex hormones; adrenal response; animal stress; Animals; chemical concentration; cortisol; cortisol metabolites; Cricetinae; feces; Feces - chemistry; Female; golden hamsters; Hydrocortisone - analysis; Hydrocortisone - metabolism; metabolites; ovariectomy; Ovariectomy - adverse effects; Ovariectomy - veterinary; physiological response; quantitative analysis; radioimmunoassays; Rodent Diseases - etiology; Rodent Diseases - metabolism; Stress, Physiological - physiopathology; Time Factors; validity

Noninvasive techniques to monitor reproductive or stress hormones are now widely used in captive and free-ranging wildlife. These methods offer great advantages and deserve to be used also in laboratory rodents. However, we remain naïve about factors that may influence the accuracy of these techniqu...