Steroid metabolism and validation of noninvasive endocrine monitoring in the African wild dog (Lycaon pictus)
Abstract 10.1002/(SICI)1098-2361(1997)16:63.3.CO;2-W The purpose of this study was to validate noninvasive endocrine monitoring techniques for African wild dogs (Lycaon pictus) and to establish physiological validity of these methods by evaluating longitudinal reproductive-endocrine profiles in captive individuals. To determine the primary excretory by-products of ovarian steroid metabolism, [14C]-progesterone and [3H]-estradiol were co-administered to a female and […]