Evaluation of the fecal steroid concentrations in Alouatta belzebul (Primates, Atelidae) in the National Forest of Tapirape-Aquiri in Pará, Brazil
Autor: | Priscila Viau, Alexandre Bastos Fernandes Lima, Rodrigo del Rio do Valle, Simone de Souza Martins, Frederico Ozanan Barros Monteiro, Luciana Pereira, Felipe Ennes Silva, Tatiana Kugelmeier, Karen Lopes Dinucci |
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Rok vydání: | 2013 |
Předmět: |
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medicine.medical_specialty medicine.drug_class Offspring Atelidae Feces Alouatta belzebul Adrenal Cortex Hormones Reference Values Internal medicine medicine Animals Gonadal Steroid Hormones Alouatta General Veterinary biology Radioimmunoassay biology.organism_classification Endocrinology Estrogen Howler monkey Animal Science and Zoology Female Progestin Brazil |
Zdroj: | Journal of medical primatology. 42(6) |
ISSN: | 1600-0684 |
Popis: | Background The studies on fecal steroid metabolites published with free-living primates are limited mainly by the difficulty in obtaining samples. Methods A radioimmunoassay was used to measure the fecal steroid concentrations in Alouatta belzebul in the National Forest of Tapirape-Aquiri in Brazil. Results and Conclusions Androgens were significantly higher for the adult males from the Area of Influence (AI-I group) when compared to those from the Control Area (CA group) (P |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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