Daytime variations of serum testosterone and luteinizing hormone in captive thick-tailed bush babies (Galago garnetti)
Date
1994Author
Ojoo, R. O
Otianga-Owiti, G. E.
Oduor-Okelo, D
Wango, E O
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ArticleLanguage
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Mean daytime serum levels of testosterone (T) and luteinizing hormone (LH) were determined in eight male thick-tailed bush babies at different times of the day by radioimmunoassay and leydig cell bioassay respectively. Blood samples were obtained twice a week from each animal at different times of the day between 08:30 and 16:00. This was carried out for a period of eight weeks. There was significantly higher mean serum T levels in the morning compared to evening hours (p<0.05). There was no significant variation in mean serum LH levels, and no significant correlation between serum T and LH levels.
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http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/BF02382056http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/37562
Citation
Primates April 1994, Volume 35, Issue 2, pp 211-217Publisher
Univesity of Nairobi Department of Vetinary Anatomy and physiology