Preservation of fecal glucocorticoid metabolites and immunoglobulin A through silica gel drying for field studies in horses

Stability of stress hormone metabolites, fecal glucocorticoid metabolites (FGMs), and immunoglobulin A (lgA) was evaluated in horse feces dried in an air tight tube on silica gel, for improving stress analysis with fecal samples collected under field conditions with uncontrollable humidity. IgA show...

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Published in:Conservation physiology 2019-01, Vol.7 (1), p.1-coz065
Main Authors: Krueger, Konstanze, Marr, Isabell, Dobler, Andrea, Palme, Rupert
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Analysis
Glucocorticoids
Hormones
Horses
Humidity
Immunoglobulin A
Immunoglobulins
Metabolites
Physiological aspects
Silicon dioxide
Stress (Psychology)
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Summary:Stability of stress hormone metabolites, fecal glucocorticoid metabolites (FGMs), and immunoglobulin A (lgA) was evaluated in horse feces dried in an air tight tube on silica gel, for improving stress analysis with fecal samples collected under field conditions with uncontrollable humidity. IgA showed a significant loss, but FGMs were stable and appeared to be reliably preserved.
ISSN:2051-1434
2051-1434
DOI:10.1093/conphys/coz065