Quantification of fecal estradiol and progesterone metabolites in Syrian hamsters (Mesocricetus auratus)

Alternative methods to the utilization of laboratory animal blood and its by-products are particularly attractive, especially regarding hamsters due to their small size and difficulties in obtaining serial blood samples. Steroid hormone metabolite quantification in feces, widely used in studies of f...

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Published in:	Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
Main Authors:	M.O.M. Chelini, N.L. Souza, A.M. Rocha, E.C.G. Felippe, C.A. Oliveira
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica 2005-11-01
Subjects:	Endocrinology Fecal steroids Syrian hamster Reproduction Radioimmunoassay Estrogen
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2005001100021