Rapidity and precision of steroid hormone measurement

S Karashima, I Osaka - Journal of clinical medicine, 2022 - mdpi.com
Steroids are present in all animals and plants, from mammals to prokaryotes. In the medical
field, steroids are commonly classified as glucocorticoids, mineralocorticoids, and gonadal …

Blubber Cortisol-Based Approach to Explore the Endocrine Responses of Indo-Pacific Humpback Dolphins (Sousa chinensis) to Diet Shifts and Contaminant …

Y Guo, D Gui, X Zhang, W Liu, Q Xie… - … Science & Technology, 2021 - ACS Publications
The detrimental effects of contaminant exposure and changes in the availability of food
resources are still of concern for Indo-Pacific humpback dolphins (Sousa chinensis) of the …

[HTML][HTML] Antarctic sea-ice low resonates in the ecophysiology of humpback whales

SMB Nash, J Groβ, J Castrillon, MV Casa… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
The past six years have been marked by some of the most dramatic climatic events
observed in the Antarctic region in recent history, commencing with the 2017 sea-ice …

Blubber cortisol levels in humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae): a measure of physiological stress without effects from sampling

FMJ Mingramm, T Keeley, DJ Whitworth… - General and comparative …, 2020 - Elsevier
Baleen whales are vulnerable to environmental impacts due to low fecundity, capital
breeding strategies, and their reliance on a large amount of prey resources over large …

Androstenedione and testosterone but not progesterone are potential biomarkers of pregnancy in Humpback Whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) approaching …

G Dalle Luche, ASP Boggs, JR Kucklick, J Groß… - Scientific Reports, 2020 - nature.com
The blubber steroid hormone profiles of 52 female humpback whales migrating along the
east coast of Australia were investigated for seasonal endocrine changes associated with …

Non-invasive assessment of fecal glucocorticoid, progesterone, and androgen metabolites and microbiome in free-ranging southern white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium …

KH Kothmann, A Jons, B Wilhelmi, N Kasozi… - General and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Increased poaching in northern South Africa has necessitated relocation of large numbers of
southern white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum simum) to the Eastern Cape Province. The …

What's in a whisker? High-throughput analysis of twenty-eight C19 and C21 steroids in mammalian whiskers by ultra-performance convergence chromatography …

N Lübcker, LM Bloem, T Du Toit, P Swart… - … of Chromatography B, 2020 - Elsevier
Obtaining longitudinal endocrinological data from free-ranging animals remains
challenging. Steroid hormones can be extracted sequentially from non-invasively sampled …

Patterns of cortisol and corticosterone concentrations in humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) baleen are associated with different causes of death

CL Lowe, KE Hunt, J Robbins, RE Seton… - Conservation …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Baleen whales are subject to a myriad of natural and anthropogenic stressors, but
understanding how these stressors affect physiology is difficult. Measurement of adrenal …

Steroid hormone profiles and body conditions of migrating male humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae)

G Dalle Luche, ASP Boggs, JR Kucklick… - General and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Simultaneous analysis of multiple steroid hormones from remotely obtained blubber
biopsies has the potential to concurrently provide information regarding stress and …

Blubber endocrine profiles provide insights into reproductive biology in blue whales from the eastern North Pacific Ocean

V Melica, S Atkinson, D Gendron… - General and …, 2021 - Elsevier
The goal of the present study was to complement existing data of testosterone and
progesterone in blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) blubber from the eastern North Pacific …